The European Commission building in Brussels was among possible terrorist targets for jihadist fighters returning from Syria, according to reports this weekend.<br /><br />The Dutch public broadcaster NOS has said two people arrested by the Belgian authorities were planning to attack the headquarters.<br /><br />The Commission said it was aware of the reports.<br /><br />A Belgian broadcaster said according to several sources, a jihadist group was detained in Antwerp this summer. Their preparations for an attack were said to have been well advanced.<br /><br />An attack last May on a Jewish museum in Brussels has heightened alert.<br /><br />“It proves sufficiently that, after the attack that happened in Brussels, those who are in Syria – we’re talking of 4,000 to 5,000 people coming from Europe’s Schengen area – represent an imminent danger to public order in Europe and our country,” said the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever.<br /><br />The French suspect being held in Belgium over the Jewish museum attack in which four people died had spent more than a year fighting with Islamist extremists in Syria.<br /><br />A Belgian newspaper says the authorities have made several arrests in pre-emptive operations.<br /><br />Officials have not given details but have confirmed that operations have been carried out.
