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Paris terrorist attackers had planned to target Belgian nuclear reactors

Jihadists who carried out Paris terror attacks had planned to target Belgian nuclear plants, investigators reveal, Daily Mail, 19 Feb 16 

• Paris terrorist ‘spied on’ Belgian nuclear official using a video camera
• Target was a director of Belgium’s nuclear research and development
• It is believed the group were planing attacks on Belgian nuclear plants
• The attacks in Paris on November 13 left 130 dead and 352 injured
• For the latest on the Paris attackers visit www.dailymail.co.uk/ParisAttacks

By SARA MALM FOR MAILONLINE and AFP REPORTER

The Paris terrorist attackers had also planned attacks on Belgian nuclear plants, local media reports.

Belgian investigators have found hours of video footage of a senior Belgian nuclear official filmed at the person’s home in the Flanders region.

It is believed that the group that carried out the horrific Paris attacks on November 13 last year, killing 130 and injuring 352, had spied on the person as part of research for an attack.

The ten-hour long video footage obtained by Belgian officials showed the front door of the home of a director of Belgium’s nuclear research and development programme.

The footage was discovered ‘as part of seizures made following the Paris attacks,’ the prosecutor added, refusing to divulge the individual’s identity ‘for obvious security reasons’. ………http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3452454/Jihadists-carried-Paris-terror-attacks-planned-target-Belgian-nuclear-plants-investigators-reveal.html

February 19, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, safety