Belgium: Suspected jihadist drone plot against Prime Minister Bart De Wever foiled

Police officers question two people and find a suspected improvised explosive device at one of the suspect's homes.

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The alleged plot was described by prosecutors as a "jihadist-inspired terrorist attack" on the PM and other politicians.

Authorities found a suspected improvised explosive device and evidence the suspects were planning to use a drone during searches in Deurne, Antwerp, close to the prime minister's private residence.

The intended targets of the attack were not named by the prosecutor's office, but Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot said De Wever was among them.

"The news of a planned attack targeting Prime Minister Bart De Wever is extremely shocking," Prevot wrote in a post on X on Thursday.