Regarding the motivations of the suspect, or the reasons why his van ended up in Saint-Josse, and him in Antwerp, the prosecution does not give more information. No comment yet either on the age or on the criminal profile of the driver. According to our information, the man, MG, is a 28-year-old delivery driver. He is not known for extremism.
What was he doing near the rue Neuve which is pedestrianized in the followingnoon, was he going to deliver something? Why did he go to Antwerp? What did he want to do and why yesterday noon? According to several sources close to the investigation, the driver would have “freaked out”, he would have demonstrated his frustration with the new traffic plan in Brussels but this is not confirmed. Another track, also to be confirmed, evokes a personality victim of a mental imbalance: he would suffer from schizophrenia. We also mention the presence of a sister of the driver in Antwerp. There are still many gray areas.
The Brussels public prosecutor’s office should communicate once more at the end of the day. Here is the summary of the facts.
“Suddenly, we heard a car picking up momentum, says a witness. At once, it went boom. People were screaming all over the place, crying. The whole crowd from Rue Neuve came to Rue St-Michel, it was a disaster.“
It was a disaster.
