[Los Angeles Times] Sebastian Rotella - As European leaders arrived in Brussels for a summit, Belgian police on Thursday arrested 14 suspects allegedly linked to al-Qaeda, including one who police believe was close to launching a suicide attack. In a yearlong investigation, police tracked militants, mainly Belgians and French of North African origin, who traveled to al-Qaeda hide-outs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, fought against Western troops and then returned to Europe. Authorities grew alarmed during the last week when surveillance showed that a key suspect had begun making preparations for a suicide attack.
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