In Oudenaarde, in western Belgium, a 20-meter Christmas tree collapsed on three people in a crowded market last Thursday, killing a 63-year-old woman and injuring two other people. “The gusts of wind and heavy rain caused the tree to collapse,” said Mayor Marnic De Meulemeester. The Christmas market was immediately closed. Bad weather also hit […]
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Attacks tanker driver with an axe: It’s all the “fault” of pollution
In Belgium, a person attacked a tanker driver with an axe. The person who managed to escape the ambush filed a complaint with the local police. According to investigators, the incident may be somehow linked to pollution from Pfas, the so-called “forever chemicals” that are disrupting the daily lives of some small-town residents in the […]
Pope Francis has announced that he does not want his tomb in the Vatican
He Pope Francisco revealed that he will not be buried in the Vatican caves like the rest of the Popes, but in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in Romewhere the chapel has already been prepared, in an interview with the Mexican channel ‘Nmas’. Also read: Pope looked out the Vatican window again after bronchitis […]
Belgium and Brussels return to terror: shooting and three injured
Three or four people were injured during a shooting in Brussels. Local media reported it, citing firefighters. Spokesperson for Siamu (Emergency Medical Service and Fire Department of the Brussels-Capital Region), Walter Derieuw, spoke of a “quite chaotic” situation at the scene. According to reports, a large number of personnel were mobilized to intervene. “At around […]
Belgium, the bomb threat causes the closure of schools: what is feared?
Since the conflict broke out in the Middle East and since the terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel, Europe has once again fallen into the nightmare of terrorism. Numerous schools in Brussels and the province of Walloon Brabant, in the Wallonia-Brussels school network, will remain closed today due to a bomb threat. The website Le Soir […]
Belgium, another terrorist threat alarms the country: how it ends this time
Sigh of relief in Belgium, already hit by Islamic terrorism. The Palestinian wanted in the country was arrested shortly in Anderlecht: the 23-year-old “declared his desire to die as a martyr, blowing himself up”. The man, who apparently submitted an asylum request on September 26th, yesterday, according to the Belgian press, went to the headquarters […]
Wout Van Aert will be the international guest of the Giro de Rigo
“I’m very excited to tell you something, on November 12 I will be riding with you in Colombia, I can’t wait to participate in the Giro de Rigo. “See you soon,” said the team cyclist. Jumbo Visma by confirming their presence in this recreational race that will be held on roads in the department Cundinamarca. […]
Terrorism passed through Italy by the Brussels aggressor: all traces of Lassoued
Abdesalem Lassoued, the main suspect in last night’s attack in central Brussels in which two Swedes were killed, also had a past in Italy. The most recent traces of the 45-year-old Tunisian in our country date back two years ago, precisely in Genoa. A photo on his Facebook profile, where he identified himself as ‘Slayem […]
Brussels, the attacker is still at large. “It was not a concrete and imminent threat”
The Brussels attacker, the 45-year-old Tunisian who killed two Swedish citizens last night, is “still on the run”. The announcement was made by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during a press conference, during which he called on citizens to exercise “maximum vigilance”. “Terrorism attacks blindly. But the terrorists – assured the government’s number one […]
Brussels, the video of the fleeing attacker: “I’m from the Islamic State”
“I am Abdeslam Jilani, I took revenge on the Muslims. I have already killed three Swedes. You live by religion and die by religion. I am ready to meet God happy and at peace.” This is the statement published in a video posted on social media by the man who killed at least two people […]