2023-12-17 18:24:00
“Yesterday evening, around 5:30 p.m., a man who was at the entrance to the ING Arena/Palais 12 concert hall was checked,” explained the spokesperson for the prosecution, Willemien Baert. “He allegedly told a spectator that he was going to set his car on fire. He was found in possession of four 50 cl bottles filled with gasoline, two lighters and matches.”
“The suspect, a 53-year-old man of Congolese origin, was arrested and questioned by the police,” continued the spokesperson for the Brussels prosecutor’s office. “He was then placed at the disposal of the investigating judge for acts of verbal threats and threats by gestures. The investigating judge released him under conditions. His motive would be politically inspired.”
According to the Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, the man belonged to the protest movement “Combattants Congolais”, initially created to oppose the policies of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila.
The ING Arena welcomed Congolese singer, guitarist and composer Fally Ipupa on Saturday evening. The arrested man wanted to protest against this concert.
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