Geert Wilders has announced a suspension of public campaign events ahead of this month’s elections following reports he was a target of an Antwerp-based Islamist terrorist cell.

This week, an 18-year-old Moroccan and a 23-year-old Chechen man were arrested in Antwerp on suspicion of plotting terror attacks against Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, Antwerp Mayor Els van Doesburg, and Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders.

According to Het Laatste Nieuws , police found a homemade explosive at the home of the 18-year-old suspect, who was studying defence and security at the Sint-Norbertus Institute in Antwerp. Meanwhile, a 3D printer was found at the home of the 23-year-old suspect, who was also said to be studying cybersecurity in the country.

Belgian authorities said

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