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Wilders Halts Campaign After Belgian Plot Listed Him as Possible Target

Dutch security officials told him he was named a target in a Belgian probe into plans to use a drone to deliver explosives.

Overview

  • Belgian prosecutors say a police operation in Antwerp foiled a jihadist-inspired plan to attack politicians, with three men detained and one later released.
  • Two suspects remain in custody to appear before a judge as investigators examine the scope of the plot and any wider network.
  • Searches uncovered a non-operational homemade bomb, a bag of steel balls and a 3D printer believed to be used to make parts for a drone-borne device.
  • Officials have identified Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever as a target, while Flemish media reported Geert Wilders and Antwerp mayor Els van Doesburg were also on a list.
  • Wilders canceled appearances and suspended campaigning after the Dutch NCTV told him he had been named as a target, though the agency indicated it sees no residual threat.