Originally, it was a big fight that broke out in a Horeca establishment on the Grand-Place. This has grown to continue outside the establishment. It was police on patrol who came across this brawl involving dozens of people on the Grand-Place of the city of Giants, it was around 2 a.m. The Athois police did not have much choice, they had to quickly call for reinforcements.
“Most of the protagonists are individuals from the region. Some come from the movement of criminal gangs linked to biker circles, ”explained the divisional commissioner Frédéric Pettiaux to our colleagues from the Future.
Many people were injured to varying degrees among the brawlers but no injury to report for our police officers.
Legal proceedings have been launched and the mayor Bruno Lefebvre does not intend to stop there on his side. Indeed, 15 days ago, scuffles also took place on the Esplanade. There may be links between these events and the municipal authorities will react to avoid such situations in the future.