The arrest came as Brussels canceled its New Year’s Eve fireworks show and other festivities after prosecutors uncovered “serious threats of attacks targeting several symbolic sites” during the New Year’s period. Belgian police on Tuesday arrested two other people suspected of planning terrorist attacks in Brussels during the New Year’s celebrations.
The prosecutors said on Thursday that Ayoub B., born in 1993, was charged with terrorist murder and participation in terrorist activities. He will appear in court within five days for a decision on prolongation of his detention, they said.
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