Authorities in Belgium on Thursday announced the arrests of six men, while a court prolonged the detention of two others in connection with a plot to attack the capital, Brussels, on New Year’s Eve, reports The New York Times.
The six men were arrested after searches of seven houses in the Brussels area, amid growing scrutiny of a motorcycle club called the Kamikaze Riders. By Thursday evening, three of the six had been released after questioning, while the other three were being held for at least 24 more hours, according to the report.
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