European police arrest dozens after Belgium foils 'terrorist' plot

European nations arrested dozens of Islamist suspects Friday as Belgium said it had smashed a "terrorist" cell planning to kill police officers and France pursued fresh leads on last week's Paris attacks. The raids renewed fears about the thousands of young Europeans believed to have gone to the Middle East to fight with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda-linked groups before coming home to launch attacks. Police arrested 13 people during a series of raids across Belgium, five of whom were later charged with "participating in the activities of a terrorist group", federal prosecutors' spokesman Eric Van der Sijpt told AFP.

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