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Source: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/police-jew-hunt-belgium-copycat-attacks-cfhvnktzb
Police Foil "Jew Hunt" in Belgium amid Fears of Copycat Attacks
(The Times-UK) Bruno Waterfield - Six suspects were arrested near Antwerp's Jewish quarter for planning a similar attack to the one on Israelis in Amsterdam last week, police said. There were calls on social media for a "Jew hunt," using the same language as the attackers who coordinated violence in Holland using messaging apps. Snapchat accounts were used to call for "actions against Jews in Antwerp," De Morgen reported. Paul van Tigchelt, the Belgian justice minister, assured people that the Belgian security services were taking the threat seriously. "Can this happen in Belgium? The honest answer is: why wouldn't it happen here? We have to be realistic about that."