Overview

• Federal prosecutors said evidence indicates a jihadist-inspired plan targeting political figures using a drone fitted with a payload.
• Searches uncovered an improvised, not yet operational device and a bag of metal balls at one address, and a 3D printer at another.
• The investigation concerns attempted terrorist assassination and participation in a terrorist group's activities, with two suspects to appear before an investigative judge and a third released.
• The arrests in Antwerp involve suspects born in 2001, 2002, and 2007, and investigators are continuing to examine the seized materials and intentions.
• Flemish outlets reported Prime Minister Bart De Wever as a possible target, a claim prosecutors have not confirmed, and the federal prosecutor noted roughly 80 terrorism investigations opened in 2025.