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Belgian police detain three linked to Cameroonian separatist group

Mount Cameroon rises above a quiet street in Buea, in the South-West region where violence has gripped Cameroon’s anglophone areas since 2016. AFP - MARCO LONGARI

Belgian authorities detained three people on Tuesday after four arrests in an investigation targeting a Cameroonian secessionist group over possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Federal prosecutors said the arrests followed simultaneous searches in Antwerp and Londerzeel on Sunday. The inquiry, launched last summer, focuses on people living in Belgium suspected of being part of the leadership of the Ambazonia Defence Forces, or ADF.

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