Belgian justice minister under protection over kidnap plot
Associated PressBRUSSELS — Belgium’s justice minister remained under strict protection Monday after four people suspected of taking part in a plot by alleged drug criminals to kidnap him were arrested in the Netherlands. Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said in a message on social media that he is “safe and in good hands” but will have to skip some activities in the coming days. In a video message relayed by broadcaster RTBF, Van Quickenborne said he was told by the country’s federal prosecutor that he was the target of a kidnapping plot and that the suspects would soon be extradited to Belgium. The minister mentioned the “drugs mafia.” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the threat against Van Quickenborne is “purely unacceptable.” “Let me be clear: We will not be intimidated by anyone,” De Croo wrote on Twitter.
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