The Miss Belgium 2023 ceremony did not go as expected. Indeed, an individual was arrested a few hours before the start of the election (at 5.30 p.m.), which was taking place in De Panne. He planned to carry out an attack and “blow everything up”.
Sunday morning, the prosecution communicated on the identity of this suspect. It is a man born in 1976, Peter C, who was not known to the police or the intelligence services. “Peter C.’s exact motives are still unclear,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
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The individual, who was found in possession of a handgun, had rented a car in which the authorities discovered a bulletproof vest and a firearm. “He was accompanied by a woman of Dutch nationality. It is unclear at this time if she was aware of his plans,” the report also read.
The file was entrusted to an investigating judge of the judicial district of West Flanders. He will decide during the day or Monday morning whether or not the two people will have to appear before him and whether or not to issue an arrest warrant.
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