Belgium charges 3 more over terror attacks

Belgian authorities have charged three more people in relation to the bomb attacks that rocked the capital Brussels last week.

Federal prosecutors in Brussels said in a statement on Monday that the three, who were reportedly arrested a day earlier in the city, were accused of participating in a terrorist group.

The statement identified the three as Yassine A., Mohamed B. and Aboubaker O., adding that officials can provide no further information about the suspects at this stage. It also said a fourth suspect had been released without charge.

Police had announced on Sunday that it had made four arrests earlier in the day in 13 raids carried out across Brussels. It also said four others were questioned but later released.

Senior officials in Belgium have admitted that the country’s security system has been negligent in dealing with potential terror-related cases over decades, allowing terrorists to carry out high-profile attacks like the recent one in Brussels.

Three bombings happened last Tuesday in the city’s main airport and metro station, and were claimed by Daesh, a Takfiri terrorist group mainly operating in Iraq and Syria.

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