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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 statement gave no further details about the shootout or the targeted group. Last weekend, four Dutch suspects were arrested over what prosecutors described as a plan to kidnap Belgium's justice minister, Vincent Van Quickenborne.