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BRUSSELS, Belgium — A judge released 14 suspected Islamic extremists Saturday for lack of evidence of their involvement in a plot to break free an al-Qaeda prisoner convicted of planning an attack on U.S. air base personnel.
Prosecutors said the investigation would continue and that heightened security measures imposed across the country after Friday’s arrests would remain in place through the New Year. “We think there is still a threat,” said Lieve Pellens, spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor’s office.
She said intelligence that an attack could be imminent meant the security forces had to act without waiting to gather the evidence.
