BELGIUM POLICE DETAIN TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED OF PLOTTING ATTACK ON IRANIAN CONF.
The prosecutor has revealed that two Belgian citizens of Iranian origin were plotting a bomb terrorist attack on the Iranian conference which took place in France on June 30.
The two suspects carrying 500 grams of a home made explosive were arrested by Belgian police on Saturday. In addition, an improvised explosive device was found in their vehicle.
According to the Belgian prosecutors, the suspects were plotting a bomb attack on a conference, which was held in the French city of Villepinte on Saturday by an Iranian left-wing organization, banned in Iran. The event was attended by nearly 25,000 people.
Meanwhile, the AFP news agency reported, citing legal sources, that three people were also detained in France over the terror plot during the Iranian conference.
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