Overview

• Two suspects remain in custody and are due before an investigating judge, while a third has been released.
• Raids in Antwerp, including at a site near Bart De Wever’s residence, yielded an inactive improvised device, a bag of steel balls, and a 3D printer.
• Investigators are examining evidence indicating a plan to mount an explosive payload on a drone.
• Prosecutors declined to name targets, but sources and senior officials indicated Prime Minister Bart De Wever was among those targeted.
• Belgium’s terrorism threat level remains at serious as authorities report roughly 80 new terrorism cases opened this year.