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What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed. ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishJUSTICEBrussels mayor calls for unity of command after shootings6 February 2025 The mayors of the Brussels region will meet on Thursday after three shootings in the capital region in 24 hours The aim is to propose a unity of command plan to combat drug-related violence will convene the other mayors of the region's municipalities at 17.30 Brussels public prosecutor Julien Moinil and the region's six police chiefs have also been invited to the meeting A first shooting took place on Wednesday morning around 1.25 in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Node according to the Brussels public prosecutor's office One of them was found by the police at the scene in the Weidestraat the other reported to a nearby police station with a bullet wound in the leg Unidentified persons firing automatic weapons outside the Clemenceau metro station on Wednesday morning While no one was injured in Wednesday's shooting at Clemenceau metro station a worker was hit in the leg by a stray bullet According to Brussels public prosecutor Julien Moinil the three shootings are probably related to drug trafficking "given the location of the incidents" Brussels has been plagued by drug-related violence for years but the problem seems to have worsened since last year There were a total of 89 shootings in the capital region in 2024 The newly formed Belgian federal government addressed the issue in its coalition agreement stating that it believes security policy is too fragmented in Brussels This prevents crime and nuisance from being dealt with as efficiently as possible the government plans to merge the six Brussels police zones into one This idea has been discussed for some time but has often met with resistance from local municipalities which is part of the new federal coalition said on Wednesday that a "much too soft" stance on drug crime had been taken for years It is time to restore order "so that drug gangs fear the state again," he said adding that merging police zones would help The Clemenceau metro station in Brussels cordoned off by police after a shooting on Thursday morning 6 February 2025 © BELGA PHOTO HATIM KAGHAT Copy linkGet updates in your mailboxYour email addressSubscribeBy clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy rapid and high-quality information 24 hours a day from Belgium and abroad to all Belgian media not to mention entertainment and lifestyle our journalists and press photographers produce hundreds of photos and news stories Since the end of March 2022 English has been added as a language businesses and various organisations that need reliable information Belga News Agency also offers a comprehensive range of corporate services to meet all their communication needs www.belganewsagency.eu Text description provided by the architects. 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All rights reserved ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishJUSTICEShooting incident at Brussels metro station is fourth in neighbourhood in 10 days7 October 2024 Shots were fired near Aumale metro station in Anderlecht early on Monday morning the fourth shooting in the Brussels neighbourhood in 10 days no one was injured in the process,” a police spokesperson said “The suspects fled by vehicle and no arrests have been made for now The investigation is being conducted by our local criminal investigation department and it cannot be ruled out that there is a link to the past shootings.” there was a shooting near a café at the junction of Rue d’Aumale and Rue de Birmingham He was taken to hospital in a critical condition and his injuries are no longer life-threatening officers from the Brussels-South police zone tried to check a vehicle on Rue Dante due to suspicious behaviour and breaking traffic rules the passenger got out of the vehicle and opened fire on the police “We understand the anxiety of residents in the area and this is certainly a concern that we have placed high on the agenda,” said the police spokesperson “The various services are currently looking at this together.” Archive image © BELGA PHOTO PAUL-HENRI VERLOOY Police officers walk near a police fence blocking off an investigation area at the "Cite du Peterbos" neighbourhood where a man was killed overnight in a new shooting linked to drug trafficking in the municipality of Anderlecht Belgium: A fourth shooting incident in Brussels this week killed one person with a district mayor blaming a "gang war" for the spike in violence The Brussels prosecutor's office confirmed to AFP the overnight killing in the working-class southwestern district of Anderlecht that was first reported by local mayor Fabrice Cumps "These are probably reprisals," Cumps told public broadcaster RTBF pointing the finger at "mafias" waging "turf wars" Brussels has seen an increase in gun crime linked to disputes between rival drug gangs The Anderlecht shooting came hot on the heels of three other incidents this week One person was wounded in the leg on Thursday in a shooting near the Clemenceau metro station A day earlier two gunmen had set off a manhunt near Clemenceau after shooting off automatic rifles as daybreak commuters headed to work And a first shooting incident broke out overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Brussels prosecutor Julien Moinil told local radio that the spate of gun violence appeared linked to turf wars between rival drug gangs One of the incidents had left a bullet hole in a nearby child's bedroom Local media citing police figures say that there were 89 shooting incidents Perched on the northwestern coast of the European mainland Belgium has become a key hub for criminal gangs smuggling narcotics into the continent Shots were fired in the inner-city Brussels borough of Sint-Joost around 1.25am on Wednesday morning injuring two The Brussels public prosecutor's office confirmed the news in the course of the day A second violent incident occurred near the Clemenceau metro station in Anderlecht It’s not yet clear whether there is a link between the two incidents ‘We can confirm that on 5 February 2025 around 1.25 am police were called to the scene after several gunshots were fired in the Weidestraat in Sint-Joost,’ Willemien Baert of the prosecutor's office said One of the two wounded was found at the scene while the other attended a nearby police station with a gunshot wound to the leg The prosecutor's office said: ‘Both injured were taken to hospital but are not in a critical condition The scene was then cordoned off to preserve any evidence that could be useful to the investigation.’ the public prosecutor ordered an investigation and an intervention by the federal judicial police's forensic lab,’ the spokesperson continued ‘A police doctor and a ballistics expert were appointed the public prosecutor's office does not intend to comment further on the case.’ In 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Location: Rue Plattesteen 18-20, 1000 Brussels ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishGENERAL, JUSTICETwo people killed in separate shootings in Brussels 24 March 2024 Two shootings took place last night in the Brussels municipalities of Laeken and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode The public prosecutor's office will issue more information on the events later on Sunday The first shooting took place in Laeken on Saturday night Police received a report of shots fired in Rue Steyls in Laeken just before midnight A seriously injured person was found at the scene Officers tried to resuscitate the man but he succumbed to his injuries a short time later The perpetrator or perpetrators are still at large A security zone has been set up and the police presence in the area has been increased The investigation is ongoing and the public prosecutor's office will provide more information later in the day another fatal shooting took place in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode police inspectors from the Brussels North police heard gunshots," said spokesperson Audrey Dereymaeker "They immediately went to the scene of the shooting in the Rue de la Prairie and found a victim with a gunshot wound to whom they gave first aid," said Dereymaeker was quickly attended to by the emergency services but unfortunately died in hospital and the investigation is ongoing," she said The public prosecutor's office was immediately informed and will release further information later today La Sicilia delivers classics without fanfare Staples of Sicilian cuisine — as this non-Sicilian reviewer knows it — such as the aubergine parmigiana the paccheri alla Norma (aubergine pasta) and the less island-specific clam linguine are competently cooked and served in abundant portions and the place is rarely empty but just as rarely out of a table Aubergine-based dishes — you might have guessed — are the pièce de résistance impeccably presented and seasoned in all their iterations La Sicilia gets the basics so right that one would expect a creative flourish or a show-stopping speciality it is firmly ensconced in journeyman territory — and sometimes stoops lower: The clam linguine were tasty but they made it to our table with all the clam shells empty and the actual mollusks stranded amid the pasta All Italians know that half the fun of clam linguine is plucking the animals out of the shells!  with muted pastel colors and a few Italian-accented ornaments The menu runs the gamut from in-the-weeds Sicilian to pizzas A few daily specials on tiny blackboards provide a much-needed frisson.  The place isn’t outrageously expensive but neither is it cheap plus sparkling water and two well-brewed espressos came to €76 Spotted: Two friendly attachés from the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union Insider tip: The aubergine parmigiana has hints of rebelliousness since it is topped with scamorza as opposed to the more usual mozzarella.Fun fact: The restaurant is fairly new having taken over from campy generic Italian eatery il Capriccio a couple of months ago.How to get there: Walk along Rue de la Loi It’s just a couple of blocks down the road an arm of the European Commission overseeing the implementation of the bloc’s artificial intelligence rulebook A forthcoming report makes the case for unified global AI governance Madrid unveils a digital wallet to help porn platforms verify users’ ages.