Belgian police have arrested a terror suspect who planned to blow himself up during a Euro 2016 match, it has been claimed.
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One of the men was detained in the eastern town of Verviers, while the other was in the historic western city of Tournai, which is close to the border with France.
Belgium arrested two people and charged them with “participating in activities of a terrorist group”, federal prosecutors said on Saturday, part of wide-ranging investigations following the deadly attacks in Paris and Brussels that have been claimed by Islamic State. “The two men have to be questioned first”, the spokesman added.
Several of those involved in the bloodshed were also directly linked to the November attacks in Paris which left 130 dead.
ABC News confirmed with Belgian Police that the two men were targeting the Hungary-Belgium Euro 2016 match scheduled for Sunday at 9 p.m. local time.
It comes just a week after authorities charged three men with “attempted terrorist murder” after dozens of homes were raided in the night.
At least 12 people were arrested and 40 detained in raids launched across the country on 17 June.
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“We want to continue living normally”, he said.
