"Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders on Friday suspended campaigning for elections, due to take place later this month, after learning that he had been the target of a foiled jihadi attack aimed at Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Hours after canceling a radio debate, the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant politician posted on X that he was informed of the threat by the Dutch intelligence agency NCTV."
"'The NCTV does not foresee any 'residual threat' but I have a bad feeling and I am therefore suspending all my campaign activities for the time being,' Wilders said. Wilders has faced threats to his life that have kept him under constant police protection since 2004. The most recent death threat comes with campaigning for the election in full swing, with Wilders' party, the Party for Freedom (PVV), leading in the opinion polls."
"Three men were taken into custody on Thursday after police raided their homes in the Belgian city of Antwerp by police using explosives sniffer dogs. A homemade bomb was discovered at one home, but it wasn't operational at the time, according to prosecutors. A bag of steel balls also was found there, while a 3D printer believed to be used to make parts for the attack was found at another home."
Geert Wilders suspended his election campaigning after Dutch intelligence (NCTV) informed him he had been the target of a foiled jihadi attack aimed at Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Wilders canceled a radio debate and said the NCTV does not foresee any 'residual threat' but that he felt unsafe. Wilders has been under constant police protection since 2004. Belgian police arrested three men in Antwerp, using explosives-sniffing dogs. Prosecutors reported finding a non-operational homemade bomb, a bag of steel balls, and a 3D printer believed used to produce drone parts. Authorities are investigating attempted terrorist murder and participation in a terrorist group.
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