Belgium charges 1 detained in anti-terror sweep, releases 15 others

Belgian police charged one man Monday in connection with the deadly Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, a federal prosecutor said. The unnamed man, the fourth suspect Belgium has charged in the attacks, was detained during Sunday terror raids aiming to prevent imminent attacks by Islamist extremist terrorists.

The other 15 people police detained in Sunday's raids were released without charges, The Associated Press reports.

Brussels, Belgium's capital, has been on lockdown under the highest level of terror alert since Saturday. Belgian authorities said schools and subway system may open again Wednesday, BBC News reports.

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