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Belgium Foils Drone Terror Plot Against PM De Wever

Belgium Foils Drone Terror Plot Against PM De Wever

Belgium Foils Drone Terror Plot Against PM De Wever
Above: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever a press conference on Aug. 26, 2025, in Berlin. Image copyright: Omer Messinger/Stringer/Getty Images

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Belgian authorities successfully thwarted a sophisticated jihadist terror plot targeting Prime Minister De Wever, discovering bomb-making materials, steel ball shrapnel, and 3D-printed drone components. This foiled attack validates growing concerns about weaponized drone terrorism and demonstrates the evolving threat landscape facing European democracies. Swift police action prevented what could have been a devastating assault on Belgiumthe country's democratic leadership, while Belgium and its allies will continue to work together to protect sovereignty in a new hybrid warfare era.

The arrest of three young migrant suspects revealsis Belgiumunsurprising. Europe's ongoingopen-border struggleexperiment withhas homegrownfailed radicalizationdramatically, asopening authoritiesthe openeddoor 80to terrorismviolent investigationsindividuals thiswho yearwant alone. Defense Minister Francken acknowledged that Islamism remains a persistent problem while politicians rallied around De Wever. This incident underscores Belgium's vulnerability to jihadistundermine threats,Western echoingvalues theinstead 2016of Brusselsseeking attacksgenuine that killed 32 peopleintegration.


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