Police officers of an anti-terrorism unit and of French intelligence agency patrol in a street on Wattignies, France, after a man was arrested during a French-Belgian anti-terrorist operation, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
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a young puppy finally returned to his caretaker
A video of the incident quickly swept across the internet in late September and brought worldwide attention to this unjust seizure
activists from Cause Animale Nord can be seen pushing and shoving the man aside in order to snatch the puppy away
Both the man and dog were manhandled and can be heard wailing during the traumatic encounter
Although the petition may have had something to do with Blanchard's decision to return the puppy, there were other factors at play. The group was facing possible legal repercussions for its actions, and Blanchard himself was summoned for police questioning
After a brief stay with a foster family in the nearby French municipality of Wattignies
the puppy and his owner are now back together
They may still not have a home or very much else to call their own
But at least the two once again have each other
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Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday four people had been detained after automatic weapons were found in house searches in Brussels as part a counterterrorism investigation overnight
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State broadcasters said those arrested had links to a group called the Kamikaze Riders
a motor bike group based in the city whose members are mostly of North African origin and previously linked to jihadi groups
adding those plans were still at a very early stage and no specific target had yet been chosen
The prosecutors said the detentions were separate from investigations into Islamist attacks in Paris in November 2015
and in Brussels four months later in which 32 people were killed
various weapons were found," the federal prosecutors said in a statement
bullet-proof vests and ammunition in raids on two garages and four homes in the Brussels' Anderlecht district
Another person was arrested by anti-terrorist police on the French side of the border with Belgium
A French police source said the arrest was part of a joint operation led by the Belgians
La Voix du Nord newspaper said the arrest in France followed a raid by counterterrorist police in the early hours of Wednesday in a suburb of the northern city of Lille
The suspect fled the house but was detained in an adjacent street
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