Several Islamist terrorist attacks originated in Belgium , and a number of counter-terrorist operations had been carried out there . In 2014 , a gunman with ties to the Syrian Civil War attacked the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels , killing four people . In January 2015 , anti-terrorist operations against a group thought to be planning a second '' Charlie Hebdo '' shooting included raids in Brussels and Zaventem , these operations resulted in the deaths of two suspects
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Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
Brussels ISIL terror cell