Belgians arrest 2 accused in New Year’s terror plot

CNN:

Belgian authorities have arrested two people on suspicion of being involved in a plot to attack “emblematic sites” in Belgium’s capital during New Year’s celebrations, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

The plot appears to have been inspired, but not directed, by the ISIS terror group, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official told CNN on condition of anonymity.

The prosecutor’s office said the arrests are not linked to November’s deadly Paris terror attacks, which authorities say involved a number of militants who had been living in Belgium.

The arrests are connected to an alleged plot that was to target several prominent sites in Brussels during “the end of the year/New Year’s celebrations.”

No further details about the alleged plot were released.