2023-07-07 09:47:00
During the night from Thursday to Friday, around 3 a.m., the Saint-Gilles police station located at the level of the Parvis was the target of a Molotov cocktail jet, “or a similar device”, reports the zone of Brussels Midi police.
The main wooden door caught fire, but the flames did not spread inside. Around 10:30 a.m. on Friday morning, a temporary door was already installed and the police station was operational again. It should be noted that no police officer was present in the premises during the attack, the police station being closed at night. No injuries are reported.
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All tracks are being considered and the analysis of surveillance camera images is underway to identify the author. The area is considering several avenues. The facts could follow the 9 searches carried out in the town at the beginning of the week and which enabled the police to seize 140 kg of drugs. The area also evokes the anarchist milieu “strongly present in Saint Gilles and which does not appreciate our presence.” It could also be the aftermath of the scuffles on the sidelines of the death of young Nahel in Nanterre in France. Last week, a group of young people was arrested in Anderlecht. The police then explained that he seemed to be targeting the Anderlecht police station, in the same police zone.
The zone confirms all the time that only one individual appears on the surveillance cameras. “We always have threats but this is the first time that it has burned so much,” concluded the zone.
Mayor Jean Spinette (PS) for his part deplores the attack “on an essential tool which ensures the fundamental right of security. I support my police officers.” The city councilor is worried about a “loss of contact since the covid with certain young people who have taken refuge on social networks. Anger towards institutions is very concerning.”
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