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One killed in Belgium anti-terror operation against far-right

The operation, targeting a dozen addresses around the northern city of Antwerp, was launched to counter "the preparation of a terrorist attack". Prosecutors said "many weapons and ammunition" were seized in the raids.

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The operation, targeting a dozen addresses around the northern city of Antwerp, was launched to counter "the preparation of a terrorist attack". Prosecutors said "many weapons and ammunition" were seized in the raids. Some of the weapons were legally registered, they said. During one raid, "an exchange of gunfire occurred between law enforcement and one of several people inside a building. This person died."