Overview

• Federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said three young adults born in 2001, 2002 and 2007 were detained in Antwerp on suspicion of attempted terrorist murder and participation in a terrorist group.
• Searches uncovered an inactive mechanism resembling an improvised explosive device and a bag of steel balls, while a 3D printer was seized from another location.
• Investigators say indications point to plans to adapt a drone to carry an explosive payload for an attack on political figures.
• Prosecutors declined to identify potential targets, but sources close to the prime minister confirmed Bart De Wever was among those intended.
• Two suspects remain in custody to appear before an investigating judge and one was released, as prosecutors note roughly 80 terrorism investigations have opened this year.