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Europe terror threat: Greece aids Belgium with investigation

By , and Tim Lister, CNN

Updated 2336 GMT (0736 HKT) January 18, 2015

Brussels (CNN)First France, now Belgium and possibly Greece. Where next? The recent spate of terror attacks and threats in Europe has many wondering what the next target might be and how the danger can be mitigated.

Here are the latest developments:

Belgium: More suspects arrested

Five Belgian nationals have been charged with participation in a terrorist organization after police raided a suspect terror cell in Verviers, the country's federal prosecutor said. Three are in custody, and two have been released "under strict conditions," Erik Van Der Sypt said.

And two additional suspects are in French custody after they were detained while trying to cross from France into Italy through the Frejus Tunnel, the prosecutor said. The suspected terror cell in Verviers, which included people returning from Syria, planned to target police officers, Van Der Sypt said. Police said they recovered weapons, bomb-making materials and police uniforms.

Two suspects were killed in the police raid Thursday, and a third was injured and taken into custody. Authorities have not released their identities.

Heavily armed guards filtered through the streets of Brussels and Antwerp on Saturday, a sight the country hasn't seen in 35 years.

Why is Belgium particularly vulnerable? The small country is believed to have more suspected jihadists per capita than any other country in Western Europe. Greece: Police join Belgian investigation

Greek authorities say they are cooperating with Belgian authorities on an

investigation, and on Sunday Belgium requested the extradition of one of the suspects arrested in Greece.

Greek police confirmed that there have been some arrests and are looking for other individuals, but said that none so far were linked to the Belgian plot.

Belgian federal prosecutor Van Der Sypt, however, said the Belgian investigation "gave us enough reason to ask for the extradition of one of the persons that were arrested yesterday by the Greek authorities."

The investigation revealed that one of the people arrested in Greece could be involved in the plot that was stopped in Belgium, Van Der Sypt said.

Across Europe: Fear of 'sleeper cells'

European counterterrorism agencies are scrambling to assess the potential terrorism threat from people with suspected links to Islamic extremists.

As many as 20 sleeper cells of between 120 and 180 people could be ready to strike in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, a Western intelligence source told CNN.

European Union and Middle East intelligence agencies identified an "imminent threat" to Belgium and possibly to the Netherlands, the source told CNN.

"There is a tremendous amount of concern over sleeper cells in Europe," said a Western official with direct knowledge of the situation.

But while there is a "realistic threat" to the Netherlands, government spokesman Edmond Messchaert said there is "no concrete or specific information of an attack in the Netherlands."

France: DNA links two to market attacker

Two additional people whose DNA was found on the belongings of jihadist Amedy Coulibaly are being sought by authorities, according to a source in Paris with knowledge of the investigation into this month's attacks in the French capital. The DNA of one was found on a charger belonging to Coulibaly, the source told CNN. Coulibaly is accused of killing four people in a siege at a kosher market and gunning down a police officer.

Meanwhile, three women detained in connection with the Paris terror attacks were released from custody Sunday, the public prosecutor's office told CNN.

Nine other people will remain in custody for at least 48 hours while the investigation continues.

The detainees were held after a series of terror attacks this month that left 17 people dead -- including 12 people in an attack at the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate, claimed responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

The publisher of Charlie Hebdo says the newspaper will increase the press run of the latest issue, which features a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, to 7 million. ISIS: A threat from abroad

ISIS, the extremist Islamist group that controls swaths of Iraq and Syria, runs large training facilities in Syria and has access to thousands of potential European recruits. Officials are monitoring groups of men who have returned to Europe from fighting in Syria.

It is believed ISIS directed operatives to return to Europe to launch attacks in

retaliation for airstrikes against the terror group in Syria and Iraq, according to the official.

Several European nations, including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, are participating in the air campaign against ISIS in Iraq.

CNN's Ivan Watson reported from Brussels; Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta; and Tim Lister reported from Paris. CNN's Margot Haddad contributed to this report.

Shiite rebels abduct Yemeni President's chief of staff

By Nick Paton Walsh, Michael Martinez and Jason Hanna, CNN

Updated 1928 GMT (0328 HKT) January 17, 2015

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)Shiite rebels took responsibility Saturday for the abduction of the Yemeni President's chief of staff in downtown Sanaa.

Ahmed bin Mubarak, top aide to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, was abducted by gunmen Saturday morning, security officials said.

Houthi rebels "were forced to seize Mubarak and this was an important step to cut the way of any coup attempt on the peace and transition deal," said a statement by the rebels' political faction, Ansarullah.

Hadi appointed bin Mubarak premier back in October, but the rebels rejected the nomination.

A senior media adviser to the Houthi movement in Yemen, Osama Sari, told CNN that the presidential chief of staff had been detained by the Houthis as a message to the President.

Sari added this was because the President wanted to introduce a new constitution without the approval of the Houthis.

A Yemeni official close to the presidential administration also told CNN that the

presidential chief of staff had been detained by armed men linked to the Houthi tribe. The official said they believed the detention was linked to disagreement over the

constitution. "This is force for political gain, a ridiculous show of muscle flexing," the official said.

The abduction comes amid rising tensions in the Arabian Peninsula country following the rise of Shiite Houthi rebels. Houthis swept into the capital last year, sparking battles that left more than 300 dead in a month.

In September, Houthis signed a ceasefire deal with the government. Since then, its members have installed themselves in key positions in the government and financial institutions.

Adding to Yemen's turmoil is a terror group that has been exploiting and stoking the instability.

On Saturday, the Houthi media outlet, Al Maseerah, repeated the group's claim of responsibility.

The rebels further elaborated on their motives for the abduction in their statement. "Surely there are series of steps the resistance forces will conduct to stop those

powers from negligence and to stop their criminal activities against the people, today and in the future," the rebels'

"President Hadi must understand the sensitivity of the current situation and not be an umbrella for corrupt and criminal powers," the statement added.

The UK ambassador to Yemen and the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa called for bin Mubarak's immediate release.

"Very concerned about the kidnapping of Dr Ahmed Bin Mubarak. Few have done more to support the 2011 Revolution and ideals," Jane Marriott, the British ambassador to Yemen, .

The "Revolution" refers to months of demonstrations and crackdowns that led to civilian deaths in 2011. Toward the end of that year, then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned, and powers were transferred to then-Vice President Hadi.

Hadi was elected President in February 2012.. He was the only candidate on the ballot.

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh contributed from Yemen. CNN's Jason Hanna also

contributed to this report from Atlanta. wrote and reported from Los Angeles.

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