Verviers
Latest stories
Quiet Belgian Town Shocked by Islamist Battle
Full Story
As police swooped on a suspected Islamist cell in Belgium, the quiet streets of the town of Verviers were transformed into a war zone complete with gunshots and explosions.
Despite the town's reputation as an Islamist hotbed, residents in the faded industrial town in Belgium's French-speaking rustbelt said they were still shocked by the raid on Thursday night which quickly turned into a shootout between police and the suspects holed up in an apartment block.
Full Story
