ANA-MPA — Appearing before a Greek extraditions prosecutor earlier on Tuesday, a 33-year-old Algerian man arrested on the basis of a European warrant issued Monday by Belgian authorities consented to his extradition to Belgium.
Belgian authorities have accused the 33-year-old, who was arrested in the Athens district of Pangrati on Saturday, of being involved in a jihadist cell that was dismantled last Thursday. Based on information gathered by Belgium’s counter-terrorism service, the jihadist group was planning a strike in the Belgian town of Verviers.
According to sources, the Algerian did not object to the procedure and agreed to be to extradited to Belgian authorities.