Terror suspects held in Greece
Associated Press
BRUSSELS
With Europe on edge, soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets in Belgium on Saturday while police in Greece detained at least two suspects as part of a widening counterterrorism dragnet across the continent.
In France, one of the terrorists behind last week’s attacks in Paris was given a secret burial as authorities sought to head off glorification of terrorism and civil unrest amid a groundswell of popular antagonism across Europe against radical Islam, and protests against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad across the Muslim world that have underscored vast cultural differences.
For the first time in three decades, authorities used paratroopers to reinforce police in Belgium’s cities, guarding buildings within the Jewish quarter of the port city of Antwerp and some Belgian embassies. The move came a day after anti-terror raids netted dozens of suspects across Western Europe and increased anxiety across big swaths of the region.
Belgium has increased its terror warning to 3, the second-highest, after the anti-terror raids of Thursday, which left two suspects dead. Police believe the cell they largely dismantled was on the verge of a major attack.
Authorities said that even though they had broken up the purported terror cell they still were looking for some suspects abroad.