Belgian Authorities Foil Violent Kidnapping Plot, Arrest 10 French Nationals
A cross-border police operation uncovered plans for a potential act of extreme violence, leading to arrests and the seizure of incriminating materials.
- Ten French nationals, including one minor, were arrested in Belgium on suspicion of planning a violent kidnapping and torture operation.
- The arrests followed a tip-off from French authorities, who tracked a suspicious vehicle crossing the border into Belgium.
- Belgian police discovered materials that suggested preparations for a site intended for kidnapping and torture in a residential area of Braine L’Alleud.
- Eight of the adult suspects have been charged and incarcerated, while the minor was referred to a youth tribunal.
- Authorities credited the swift and coordinated efforts of French and Belgian law enforcement for preventing what they described as a potentially 'rarely violent' crime.
Ouest-France 
Le Figaro 