Islamic Militants Threaten Belgian Diamond Traders

(Reuters) Belgium's diamond industry, which involves a large number of Jewish businessmen, asked for extra security on Wednesday after a leader of the Arab European League (AEL) said it could be attacked by Islamic militants. "The AEL calls upon the Antwerp Jewish community to cancel its support for Jewish policy as fast as possible and distance itself from the State of Israel. If not, attacks in Antwerp are nearly unavoidable," Ahmed Azzuz, one of the group's leaders, told the Belgian weekly Knack.


2004-04-08 00:00:00

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