{"id":4543,"date":"2025-10-10T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T21:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:38:15","slug":"police-foil-jihadist-drone-plot-against-eu-states-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/police-foil-jihadist-drone-plot-against-eu-states-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Police foil jihadist drone plot against EU state\u2019s PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Belgian authorities have arrested three men for allegedly planning to kill Bart De Wever<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Belgian authorities have foiled a suspected plot to assassinate Prime Minister Bart De Wever and other politicians using an explosive-laden drone, multiple news outlets reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Police detained three men in the Antwerp area on suspicion of planning a “jihadist-inspired terrorist attack,”<\/em> federal prosecutor Ann Fransen told reporters. “Certain elements indicate that the suspects intended to carry out a jihadist-inspired attack against political figures,”<\/em> she added, without naming anyone.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the suspects planned to build a kamikaze drone capable of carrying explosives.<\/p>\n

According to De Standaard, police found drone components, a 3D printer, and metal balls to be used as shrapnel during searches — one just a few hundred meters from De Wever’s private residence.<\/p>\n

The suspects, described as “radicalized,”<\/em> were born in 2001, 2002, and 2007. One has reportedly been released.<\/p>\n

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Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot called reports of the plot “deeply shocking.”<\/em> De Wever responded by posting an Instagram photo of himself with his cat. “Maximus, can you catch a drone?”<\/em> De Wever wrote in a speech bubble. “Catch a dream? Like no one else can,”<\/em> the cat replies.<\/p>\n

The development comes after several EU countries reported a string of UAV sightings near airports, military facilities and other critical infrastructure over the past month.<\/p>\n

Earlier in October, Belgian authorities reported around 15 unidentified drones over the Elsenborn military base, prompting an investigation into possible hybrid threats.<\/p>\n

Similar sightings were recorded in Denmark and Germany, while Poland reported a major incursion of 19 drones in September, triggering interception by NATO and diplomatic alarm. Western officials have claimed that the drones belong to Russia.<\/p>\n

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Moscow has denied any involvement. Russian officials have called the accusations Western fearmongering aimed at stirring anti-Russian hysteria, justifying higher military spending and escalating tensions.<\/p>\n

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has warned that Kiev could stage false-flag operations using drones to discredit Moscow and draw NATO deeper into the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Belgian authorities have arrested three men for allegedly planning to kill Bart De Wever The Belgian authorities have foiled a suspected plot to assassinate Prime Minister Bart De Wever and other politicians using an explosive-laden drone, multiple news outlets reported on Thursday. Police detained three men in the Antwerp…<\/p>\n

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