“The warnings and advice of the Hungarian authorities are still in effect and recommend that Hungarian citizens abroad should register on the website set up by the Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade”, the Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor on Homeland Security György Bakondi said.

Mr. Bakondi touched on the subject on Hungarian M1 television’s Saturday current affairs program with relation to the fact that according to Belgian press reports several suspected Jihadists were arrested in Belgium on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning for allegedly planning a terrorist attack. According to police, one of the suspects was planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Belgium during the Hungary-Belgium match at the UEFA Euro 2016 European football championships on Sunday evening.

In reply to a question on whether the arrests would have an effect on France, Mr. Bakondi said they most probably would in view of the fact that the perpetrators of the Paris terrorist attack in November of last year were also from Belgium. “Caution is warranted”, he stressed.

(MTI)