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> However the Belgian government and security services were kept in the dark, something which the federal prosecutor’s report described as “exceptional between
by dev_dull 8y ago
> However the Belgian government and security services were kept in the dark, something which the federal prosecutor’s report described as “exceptional between EU states, and something that could lead to a diplomatic incident.”
Seems a lot missing from this story. Do they usually engage their partners? If so, why not this time? We’re they afraid of being tipped off? Who were the targets, terrorists or perhaps other government officials in the Middle East?
- shubb 8y agoSeem to recall belgium is on a list of countries security cleared brits are not supposed to go to. Presumably the relationship between UK and Belgian inteligence is really bad for some reason. Unreliably, there is a post with a list here, but it is famously true. https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/countries-that-require-permission-to-visit.167123/ https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/countries-that-req...