The Belgian Prosecutor General’s Office has announced that the Dutch woman who was arrested before the Miss Belgium pageant last weekend has been released. She was arrested along with Peter C., who was suspected of attempted terrorist murder.
The woman is not suspected of involvement in terrorist plots that the man may have planned. C. will appear in court this week. The woman is said to be his friend.
The Dutchman was in a car with C., 46, when he was arrested on Saturday night just before the beauty pageant started. C. had bought tickets for the two of them to a beauty pageant at the Plopsaland amusement park in the seaside resort town of De Panne.
weapons found
The man from Lommel in Flanders was carrying a loaded gun. Another weapon and a bulletproof vest were found in the rental car. More guns were found in his apartment and he had a gun license.
The suspect was unknown to neither the police nor the security forces, and the cause is still unclear. The man is said to have mental problems, according to Flemish broadcaster VRT.
Source: NOS
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