Police in Brussels have detained a further six people in connection with an alleged plot to target the city on New Year's Eve, prosecutors say.
Belgian police detained the six during raids at seven locations in and around the capital on Thursday morning. Two men were arrested earlier in the week.
The city's main fireworks display has been cancelled over the feared plot.
The two men arrested in Brussels a few days ago, named as 30-year-old Said S and 27-year-old Mohammed K, both Belgian nationals, can be held for another month, a judge ruled on Thursday.
The two are both members of a motorcycle club called the Kamikaze Riders, according to Belgian media. It has been alleged that some members of the club are supporters of so-called Islamic State.
It is not clear whether the six individuals taken in for questioning on Thursday morning are also connected to the motorcycle club.
There have been further raids connected to the 13 November Paris attacks in Brussels
Separately, Belgian police arrested a tenth suspect over the 13 November Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed.
Authorities say the apparent plots to target New Year celebrations are not related to the suspected network behind the Paris attacks.
Belgian police detained the six during raids at seven locations in and around the capital on Thursday morning. Two men were arrested earlier in the week.
The city's main fireworks display has been cancelled over the feared plot.
The two men arrested in Brussels a few days ago, named as 30-year-old Said S and 27-year-old Mohammed K, both Belgian nationals, can be held for another month, a judge ruled on Thursday.
The two are both members of a motorcycle club called the Kamikaze Riders, according to Belgian media. It has been alleged that some members of the club are supporters of so-called Islamic State.
It is not clear whether the six individuals taken in for questioning on Thursday morning are also connected to the motorcycle club.
Separately, Belgian police arrested a tenth suspect over the 13 November Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed.
Authorities say the apparent plots to target New Year celebrations are not related to the suspected network behind the Paris attacks.
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