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Palestinian asylum seeker threatens to die in explosion, detained in Brussels

A Palestinian national police had been tracking down has been detained in a Brussels hotel. Yesterday the man had shouted that he wanted to die as a martyr in an explosion.

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It is understood that in recent days the Palestinian had lost relatives in the war in Gaza.  Detectives are now examining whether he was really planning an attack or his rant was fuelled by recent emotions.

The Palestinian applied for asylum in Belgium on 26 September.  He was supposed to present himself the following day but failed to turn up.  Yesterday he again contacted officials body and said he now wanted to die "as a martyr in an explosion".

He is now being questioned.

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