Millions of euros have been seized from people and organizations named on suspected terrorist lists in the past few years in Belgium, local media reported on Wednesday.

Belgian Socialist Party Senator Anne-Marie Lizin was quoted by the reports as saying at a briefing in the Senate that, following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, lists of suspected terrorists were drawn up to help Belgian authorities ward off repeat attacks.

Lizin, chairwoman of the Senate's Committee I, which supervises the Belgian intelligence services, said that the funds of people included on the list can be frozen or seized, while suspects can also be refused permission to board planes.

However, she also claimed that the lists are only an aid in the war against terrorism.

This is despite the fact Belgian anti-terrorism authorities use the secret lists to maintain surveillance of terror suspects.

Intelligence services must increasingly infiltrate suspicious groups, Lizin said.

Source: Xinhua