Al-Qaeda Members Arrested in Belgium

(Brussels, Belgium) Fourteen members of al-Qaeda, comprised of men and women, have been arrested by Belgium police, including one man believed to be preparing to launch a suicide attack at an unknown location. The arrests came as the European Union leadership was settling in for a two-day summit meeting in Brussels.

According to federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle, the suicide attacker had a "green light."

"He had said goodbye to his loved ones, because he wanted to enter paradise with a clear conscience," he added.

"This information, linked to the fact that the EU summit is being held in Belgium at the moment, left us with no choice but to intervene today."

The police investigation, described as the most important anti-terror inquiry in Belgium, targeted an alleged group of Belgian Islamists believed to have been trained in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, officials said, according to the AFP agency.

Three of the members had just returned from a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan or Pakistan, said police sources.

Just returned, eh? Too bad we haven't been able to take those camps out.