2023-12-17 11:30:00
The incident, which took place around 2:15 a.m., quickly mobilized emergency services. The house belonging to the EY family, two members of which were convicted in 2021 for a cocaine trafficking case, appears to be the target of the attack.
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In addition to the damage to the targeted home, several vehicles parked nearby were damaged, and windows in surrounding buildings were shattered by the force of the explosion. The Antwerp police established a security perimeter and specialized teams, including the forensic laboratory and the Dovo demining service, were dispatched for in-depth analyses.
This news item may not be an isolated act. The targeted house belongs to a family whose two members, Ali and Yousef Bouchiar, were involved in a drug case in 2021. This lead, although not confirmed, directs the investigation towards a possible settling of scores linked to drug trafficking .
The Bouchiar brothers had been at the heart of a clumsy attempt to recover cocaine in 2018, involving a chase with the police and resulting in their conviction in 2021. The elder received a prison sentence, while the youngest, according to his lawyer, would have been drawn into this risky enterprise against his will.
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