Four suspects of terrorism, who were arrested in Belgium on Sunday, appear to be boys between 15 and 18 years old. The Belgian Public Prosecution Service declares that they have ties to jihadist groups and are suspected of participating in a terrorist organization and preparing an attack.
“The suspects are very young. Unfortunately, this is a confirmation of the current threat picture. It is not the first time that we have seen that young people are particularly radicalizing very quickly via social media, through private communication groups,” the Belgian Minister of Justice said to the Belgian press.
Vlaams Belang is very concerned about this new development. According to the party, people in Belgium have been looked away from the Islamic danger in the country for too long. “This evokes painful memories of previous ISIS attacks. The youthful age of the suspects is also frightening. It makes it clear that the spectre of Islamic terror is still not gone", according to the Flemish MP Ortwin Depoortere in a reaction.
“The suspects are very young. Unfortunately, this is a confirmation of the current threat picture. It is not the first time that we have seen that young people are particularly radicalizing very quickly via social media, through private communication groups,” the Belgian Minister of Justice said to the Belgian press.
Vlaams Belang is very concerned about this new development. According to the party, people in Belgium have been looked away from the Islamic danger in the country for too long. “This evokes painful memories of previous ISIS attacks. The youthful age of the suspects is also frightening. It makes it clear that the spectre of Islamic terror is still not gone", according to the Flemish MP Ortwin Depoortere in a reaction.
