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2 Dead, 1 Arrested After Massive Anti-Terrorism Raids In Belgium
Belgium has raised its terror alert level from 3 to 4 for police forces (maintaining alert level 2 for everyone else) as it unleashes 10 raids in Verviers (near the capital) on returning Syrian fighters:
- *BELGIAN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS OPENED FIRE AT POLICE DURING RAID
- *BELGIAN POLICE KILLS TWO TERRORISTS, NO WOUNDED AMONG POLICE
Anti-terrorist operations continue (despite reassurances that this not linked to the Paris attacks) as prosecutors say the suspected terrorists planned large, imminent attacks.
Bloomberg headlines...
- *BELGIAN CONDUCTED 1O SEARCHES IN VERVIERS, NEAR CAPITAL
- *BELGIAN POLICE FOILS TERRORISM PLOT BY RETURNED SYRIA FIGHTERS
- *BELGIUM RAISES THREAT LEVEL TO 3 OUT OF 4 FOR POLICE FORCES
- *BELGIAN ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS STILL CONTINUING
- *BELGIAN POLICE KILLS TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN VERVIERS
- *BELGIAN POLICE DETAINS THIRD SUSPECTED TERRORIST IN VERVIERS
- *BELGIAN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS PLANNED LARGE, IMMINENT ATTACKS
- *BELGIAN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS OPENED FIRE AT POLICE DURING RAID
- *BELGIAN PROSECUTORS SEE NO LINK FOR NOW WITH PARIS ATTACKS
- *BELGIAN PROSECUTORS SAY PROBE STARTED COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO
Raids caught on tape...
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BREAKING: Police: Raids across Belgium due terror cell's "major" and "imminent" attacks: http://t.co/NulNFH3T9i pic.twitter.com/gLnRWdIg02
— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2015
Police in Belgium believe raided group was about to launch terror attacks "on a grand scale" http://t.co/2DEu1mLSfp pic.twitter.com/rz7wN8eKyH
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 15, 2015
Belgium raises national security threat level in some areas http://t.co/3MUl7kIKw2 pic.twitter.com/4ld8rfJs1b
— ITV News (@itvnews) January 15, 2015
LATEST: Belgium terror raid suspects opened fire on police before being neutralised http://t.co/2SKe0rN15C pic.twitter.com/L3zCVccqm6
— The Straits Times (@STcom) January 15, 2015
Anti-terror operation in #Belgium supposedly in coordination with 7 countries
(VTM) pic.twitter.com/M795Xfn8qN
— Breaking 3.0 U.S. (@Breaking3zeroUS) January 15, 2015
Belgian Prosecutor: When police arrived in #Verviers, suspects opened fire for "many minutes" via @WilliamsJon
pic.twitter.com/FdIjsax3Yg
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) January 15, 2015
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Uh huh
Anyone find it amusing that now the cops and robbers want to hide their identity?
pods
barnum and bailey in riot gear
Hunting season just opened!
Who wears it better?
These guys really frighten me:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RS4vT5DjAGo/Tzxp97ZXDQI/AAAAAAAAMRo/RUReG8hgSh...
Sooooo. We arm and train them in Syria, and then act surprised when it spreads elsewhere. "No one could have seen this coming"
Why are these guys "RETURNING from fighting in Syria"? Trillions spent on the "War on Terror" and Religious Muslim nutjobs travel to (and back) from Syria, Yemen, ect., unrestricted; and in the case of France, unobserved...deemed "not a threat"....meanwhile, my balls must be fondled prior to boarding a plane from the Midwest to Vegas to make sure I'm not a threat?
*BELGIAN POLICE KILLS TWO TERRORISTS, NO WOUNDED AMONG POLICE
I love how we know they are terrorists already, even before they've done anything terrorist-y.
Because it sounds better than this:
*BELGIAN POLICE KILLS TWO REALLY NICE GUYS MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS, NO WOUNDED AMONG POLICE
Guess you missed the part where we are paying and training them to do all of this.
I just noticed what wimpy little pecs the stormtroopers' armour has.
Hey, I'm confused. Wasn't Belgium on the Criminal Fraud UNITED STATES, CORP. INC. safe list after buying a crap load os shit US Tresuries?
moobs
I won't shoot you if you don't shoot me.....Texas rules for a reason
THE WHO......Who are you
OK, I'm just going to say it here, and probably get bombed out of the room: I can't fault them for doing this.
hammer moar muslims
More a case of "no unauthorised terrorism". Can't have freelancers messing things up and going off the Reservation.
NoDebt, here's an emergency ration of Doug Valentine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J80UC34SH8c
The funnier thing Nodebt is that I cannot discern which "them" you mean.
Fucked up world we are living in. Need me some chocolate rations.
pods
I'll have a Belgian Waffle, thank you.
Wait.. don't tell me.. the terrorists were Lutheran.
You're mixed up...in the 1500's, Lutherans were terrorists. Today's terrorists are Muslims that want to return to the 1500's.
OK, I'm just going to say it here, and probably get bombed out of the room: I can't fault them for doing this.
Let's just hope they killed genuinely bad guys, eh?
It's awful. No honest person with a backbone will trust either team.
Paranoia strikes deep. I'm not all that amused over that. If you're going to be a public servant, I want to know who you are.
I guess I meant amused in my own "whistling past the graveyard" way.
Like this analogy:
Liberty is like that baby Thompson's gazelle, and the natural order of things is the cheetah chasing him.
We want Liberty to get away and thrive, but realize that the natural order of things is in fact the natural order of things.
pods
If congress could hide their identies with ski masks they would. So police are lucky that way. Only puppets that are elected need to give you their identity. Thats the way it is now.
I guess Muslim is verbotten? SUSPECTED terroist. Terrorist GROUP. on and on - JUST FUCKING say it - MUSLIM TERRORISTS!
moved
Seems everybody in France and Belgium is wearing black skimasks these days. Long black skimasks?
Nope, Long FNH!
There’s also other colours, fashion is a important part of our culture :)
But it’s a very good thing they killed those fuckers:)
MEDALS FOR EVERYBODY!!!!
except verviers is nowhere the Belgian capital (in Belgian concept of distance)
"(in Belgian concept of distance)"
Thanks for the chuckle. I get it. Far away = anything you can't quite see from where you're standing.
Well it's farther away than the moon. I can SEE the moon...
Indeed, in terms of Belgium it's what you'd consider as a somewhat quiet provincial town.
Well it is, it’s over a half hour drive! Nobody evers goes there.
Is it time for another peaceful march for solidarity?
You're right and that is a scary thing because it means that these fuckers are everywhere. And Belgium really has plenty of places with radicalised Mo's.
And where is our arm waving friend?
Bank guy in Brussels?
Sounds like they are picking fruit. Like the Cleveland Steamer guy.
They find someone pissed off, water and fertilize them, and then harvest them when the time is right.
pods
Some input from our Belgian friends would be nice!
Today was a funny day :)
Nobody is a racist but everybody was saying "DAMN GOOD THEY KILLED THOSE FUCKING MUSLIMS!"
Today showed that a lot of people are getting sick of all the muslim crap.
And our prime minister also declared that everybody who symphetises with those IS guys will lose it’s Belgium citizenship and be kicked out of the country.
BEAUTIFULL!!! FINALLY!!!
Well, let me try to fill you in, based on what the local media report over here: at about 17h30 there was an important coordinated anti-terrorism operation in the railway station area of Verviers, conducted by special forces of the federal police. Simultaneously, house searches were conducted in Brussels an in the town of Vilvoorde (near Brussels).
The three men intercepted in Verviers had returned from Syria en were being monitored for quite a while by the Belgian national security. When their conduct became "alarming" and it got ever more clear they were planning an attack - word has it a police office was to be targeted - the case was transferred to the federal judicial services and a judicial investigation was opened. These past days the anti-terror services worked on this case 24/7 and the three involved were under constant observation. They had Kalasjnikovs and immediately opened fire when the police decided to enter their premises. Shots were exhanged for several minutes, but the police had prepared for this exchange of fire. Two jihadis were killed, the third one was shot in the gut. According to police sources, a "new Paris" has been avoided.
Around 21h00 anti-terrorist forces have attacked a second house in Verviers. No further news.
Based on what has been reported so far, it seems to me the security forces did their job.
Or wait, let me guess, according to you guys this is another false flag, right?
So we spend tax payer money training them and then spend tax payer money capturing them? I can see a short cut here that saves tax payer money.
+ 1000 for Cleveland Steamer...
first ZH'er who chimes in with a post referencing a 'Mexican Waffle' gets +2k!
Pretty funny. Right up there with an upper decker.
Not as bad as the steamer though. Still wishing I hadn't read that post back then. Some things just don't need to be "googled."
Challenged accepted. Terrorist were seen firing from atop a Mexican Waffle topped with Belgium Chocolate. A flash Bang Grenade tossed into the room by Belgium Special Forces had the situation Scattered, Smothered and Covered. Belgium Security Forces are now squatting down.
(Even tossed in a Waffle House term for bonus points.)
...judges? +2k!
Although you had room for a +3k naming "Dirty Sanchez" as the ringleader...
Friends, when there is gunfire, get your head and ass on the ground and crawl to cover. Do not stand around and video the gunfire.
They all have the iPhone 6 with the forcefield app running. It's all good.
pods
Leave the video taping of terrorist attacks to the Mossad.
They are experienced professionals with the best equipment US Taxpayer money can buy.
Oh come on HH what about the WMD's. Admittedly they haven't yet found them but it doesn't mean they're not there.
They're behind you . . .
Oh no they're NOT
Still coming to terms on how Saudi + Israel = IRAQ
selfie stick, used in reverse.
(what a sad statement that such a thing exists).
B-b-but that guy who invented it had a whole article dedicated to him in the Guardian. It must be important.
I always thought a "selfie stick" was a sextoy. Learn something new every day.
"Jenny was really embarassed when her older sister caught her with the selfie stick."
pods
Kinda like when I explained to my son the role of a fluffer in the porn industry.
Battery end first?
Blanks can still give you a nasty cordite burn.
They have been known to kill. Point blank in the ear. The wad goes into the brain. Never tried it myself.
Were the raids delayed until the cameras crews got into position?
"Dear Terrorists: Brussels that way ----->>"
Nice masks, "policeman". You can only shake your head. Police terrorizing the people with anti-terrorism raids. I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.
You were clearly sniffing it while writing that comment... Oh I forget muslim extremists don't exist on this website.
They're under your bed and in your closet! The only thing that stops them is a flash light!
For the record, more babies have had their faces burned off by "policeman" flash bangs than people so much as getting a paper cut from trrrrsts in my area.
Not in my country douchebag. I despise muslims because of this shit: http://justpaste.it/7dod
What the fuck is with all these douche bags here siding with the mooslems?
Americans have less day to day interactions with the religion of peace would be my guess.
its not so much as siding with the 'towel heads' as it is siding against the MSM narrative...........
Yeah, so why don't we depose more of their governments, steal their resources, and drone-bomb their children. I'm sure that will make them much nicer people. Fuckhead.
Like in Saudi Arabia?
Wow that is almost as sick as chaining black guys to the back of pickup trucks and dragging them along unpaved tracks, or using a Gatling gun on an Apache to turn people into pink mist.
You live in a rough neighborhood.
as long as it doesnt slow the buying of UST
Alert level 4 - be alert, your country needs lerts.
Be afraid! Be very afraid! And buy more stuff!
Does it look like pretext for ground Nato troops in Iraq?
It looks like a pretext for boots on the ground Nato troops everywhere and then some.
Before they started shooting, they threw their ID cards at the cops...
Ah, the old paper cut gambit.
<<as prosecutors say the suspected terrorists planned large, imminent attacks.>>
As prosecutors planned large, imminent attacks on the freedoms of the Belgium people -- fixed it for ya!
WE NEED MOAR STORMTROOPERS!
ZZZzzz. Call me when they raid the NYFED.
I love Texas more and more each day....
You must not be in Houston.
Level 3 terrorist alert - Hide in conveinient closet until threat number goes down
Level 4 - Light hair on fire, then punch head until the fire is out while running in circles in the front yard.
Are you Stephen Harper's new biographer? Apparently his hair can't catch fire, except when he's singing 'Hey, Jude' to Nuttyahoo. Because he sees one big fuse in the Harper Helmet.
Hey, Jewed?
Pretty interesting start to the year - many, many events taking place. Feels like we're way past the "simmering" stage and approaching "boiling".
No matter, nothing a new round of QE couldn't fix.
Last chance to print off Hedgeless Horseman's prep list before the internet disappears?
Somebody is desperate for a big war, somewhere, anywhere.
Those fighters were never supposed to return from Syria. This is a long overdue cleanup on aisle 7. Crusades are always one-way excursions. You would think the fighters had adopted new identities before returning. But no, they come back from the war and believe they're back home to continue their lives. Suckers!
Germany and other countries will follow suit and barrel down on the guys returning from the war. One day however, these guys may be awarded medals and a memorial.
Demographics are a brutal bitch.
'Terrorists' one day, 'martyrs to Euro-islam' the next.
As punishment, they should let the Belgium Health Minister sit on the terrorists.
https://www.google.com/search?q=belgium+health+minister&source=lnms&tbm=...
They make nice guns in Belgium...very nice....
And chocolate. And especially beer. It'd be like a utopia if it were'nt permanently lighting a candle to the devil.
Especially beer.
please protect the Monks.......they make great beer!
If Monks can make good beer so can you. Use the primitive simple methods that they would have used 2 or 300 years ago. Wine making experience would be helpful.
I'm confused!! Nothing new about that, but who exactly are these "returned Syrian fighters?" Were they fighting on behalf of Belgium against Assad, rebels, ISIS? Or, were they Belgium terrorists that went to terrorize Syria, things didn't work out and they are now terrorizing Belgium? If so, why were they allowed back in the country, since they were obviously known terrorists? I'm getting a headache!!
Guys who allegedly fought for ISIS have returned to Canada, US, France, Germany etc because that is where they supposedly grew up. No idea if this is correct, I haven't ever met anyone going or coming back. The profiles of these mostly young males are the same across the board in all countries. Now, if I wanted to have a good stock and selection of well trained, gulible patsies with an axe to grind, I knew where to look. Note that all of them look very similar like the typical disgruntled Arab honor role student who have probably a tatoo of "Allah ou Akbar" on their chests.
Astonishingly there are no reports of former alleged ISIS fighters who have returned to Russia.
That is pretty close to the plot of Four Lions, which is a little dry in the center, but was ultimately worth the watch.
Would your confusion have been cleared up if these guys took out a synagogue, day care center and a left wing newspaper over a 24 hour period? Why not accept it as a fact that Islamic militants are going to target Europeans for now and other countries later on or simultaneously. There is ample proof of their barbarity in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria. They are real, not false flags, they are evil and they are monsters. What should the intelligence communities do? Nothing?
that's chutzpah!
Is this Zerohedge? If your going to run with the hoax terror acts and attacks please change the name of this website to DRUDGE REPORT.
Come on, it's all part of the daily humor.
http://news.yahoo.com/two-dead-police-raid-terror-suspects-belgium-19540...
Matt is such a drudge.
Have they found the terrorists holding all those US Treasury's?
interesting that this terorist attack never hapend on some govorment building or some central bank or some exchange... somewhere where is strategic important
no no no
but on some no important places...
Yeah, like the Bilderberg conference or something. That would actually for a lot of people be a good PR stunt.
McDonalds doesn't count?
What has little belgum done to be attacked by retarded bat crazy mulsems. Belgum has not invaded any country in months.
having no military to speak of, when Belgium invades who do they send? Hookers?
Todays joke:
What do Terrorists, criminals, the military, the police, and the Klu klux klan have in common?
Answer: They all wear masks to hide their identity.
Many ZH responders wear a paper bag over their heads. Are they terrorists too?
Everyone who does not presently hold a political office or appointment is a potential terrorist. Lobbyists, political contributors, and DC hookers are exempted as well. The rest of us are suspects.
Anonymity keeps us safe.
Were they comedians?
I just want to make sure I got this.. Before they opened fire, they were "suspected terrorists," but after they were shot dead, they were "terrorists?" Did I read that right?
Amish?
Youmish.
False Flag. It was the Treasury purchases that pushed them over the top.
Just a minute, stand by. I'm waiting for the trolls to show how this was a Mossad coordinated dog and pony show. Stay tuned....I hear the Turkish PM is about to clear his throat.
Rid your country of terrorism, kick out the CIA ;)
the Belgian section of the Four Lions...[a must-see film].
Someone remind me what the difference is between a terrorist and a CIA sponsored terrorist?
Bruno Maglis.
In Europe : Terrorists
In Syria : FreedomFighters
On the ZH comment page : Israelis
In replies: 12-year-old boys awaiting bar mitzvah
@ Max Steel
Simple, yet cuts straight to the TRUTH
Nothing but reruns on the CIA and Mossad networks. What's on cable?
The banksters need to repay us.
"And don't miss all the new episodes of 'Langley.' Will ISIS go on another funding run in Iraq? Will they behead another white-dude? Tune in and see on, 'Must Believe Propaganda.' And now on Friday nights, watch 'Glilot Junction.' Will they kill all the people of Gaza this time, or give it a another go in Lebanon? Will Lebensraum be achieved in Syria? Tune-in on Friday nights, or any other slow propaganda day, to find out."
Massive Anti-Terrorism Raids In Belgium?
Not very massive if they did not raid the US Embassy.
How dare they kill CIA assets!
islamic terrorists, not terrorists.