Before the attack in Zaventem, El Bakraoui was making small talk in the taxi, while the other two passengers seemed stressed or elsewhere

The reconstruction took place on May 19, 2016 on the Barracks site in Etterbeek. It could not be done on the public highway because the accused Abrini was present. The taxi driver returned to several elements, in particular his arrival at 4, rue Max Roos. When he can’t find the booking name (Serra) on the … Read more

The autopsy of the young Anderlechtoise found dead in Ougrée will take place on Monday

Also on Friday, around noon, the lifeless body of a 14-year-old girl from Anderlecht was then discovered along a path in Ougrée, in the entity of Seraing. The Liège public prosecutor’s office quickly established that the two facts seemed to be linked. The Anderlecht teenager was probably contacted by the 30-year-old via social networks. The … Read more

A person loses his life after a fatal fall from a balcony in Saint-Gilles: Brussels firefighters targeted during the intervention

“After an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt, the paramedics were targeted by fireworks and had to withdraw”explains the spokesperson. “Police secured the scene. Our men made it through the rough night without physical injury, but psychologically it’s a different story.” The spokesperson denounced the absurdity of a situation which sees rescuers unable to carry out their work … Read more

New anger from Mohamed Abrini at the trial of the attacks in Brussels: “A masquerade! Under these conditions, I will not come!”

Like five of his co-accused, Abrini brought an action before the judge in summary proceedings against the Belgian State, denouncing inhuman and degrading transfer conditions. The defendants evoke intimate strip searches, the constraint to wear a mask on the eyes and the imposition of very high volume music in the van. Trial of the attacks … Read more

“We are not going to spend the day there”, the president of the assize court loses patience at the trial of the attacks in Brussels

The appeal lodged in summary proceedings by certain defendants detained to contest their transfer conditions is “an objective fact with which the court is confronted”, explained Laurence Massart. “Everyone will be heard. The victims have their place in this assize trial,” she wanted to reassure the lawyers for the civil party. “All the defendants tell … Read more

The police are mobilizing today: major traffic jams in Brussels

The action started at 7 a.m. and is expected to continue throughout the morning, the union official said. The unions denounce the fact that the government has not kept its word. The police are unhappy that the pay deal has not been implemented as agreed and that the end-of-career arrangement scheme is to be scrapped … Read more