An attack occurred in a café on rue Edmond Delcourt at around 8:10 pm on Thursday. The prosecution stated that a man entered the bar and threatened those present with a firearm. When he found himself alone in the bar, he threw an object in the middle of the room and fled. According to initial findings, the object was a grenade, but it turned out to be a practice grenade that did not explode. As soon as the establishment was evacuated, the police established a security perimeter. The army demining service (Sedee) arrived to defuse the explosive, and when it was determined that no risk was posed, the security perimeter was lifted. The prosecution was informed of the incident and ordered investigative duties, including the appointment of a ballistics expert and the analysis of camera footage. The federal police laboratory also visited the scene.
This attack in a café on rue Edmond Delcourt took place around 8:10 p.m. on Thursday. A man entered the bar and threatened those present with a firearm, the prosecution said. “When the man found himself alone in the bar, he threw an object in the middle of the room and fled. The first findings were able to determine that it was a grenade.”
The grenade thrown into a cafe in Anderlecht was a practice grenade
The device did not explode but the establishment was immediately evacuated and the police established a security perimeter. The army demining service (Sedee) moved to defuse the explosive, which was none other than a practice grenade. When it turned out that no risk was incurred, the security perimeter was lifted.
The prosecution was informed of the facts and ordered the first investigative duties, including the appointment of a ballistics expert and the analysis of the camera images. The federal police laboratory also went to the scene.
Thankfully, the grenade thrown into the café in Anderlecht turned out to be a practice grenade that did not explode. The establishment was evacuated, and the police established a security perimeter until the army demining service arrived to defuse the explosive. Once it was determined that no risk was incurred, the security perimeter was lifted. The investigation is ongoing, and the prosecution has ordered the first investigative duties, including the appointment of a ballistics expert and analysis of the camera images. We can only hope that the perpetrator is brought to justice and that incidents like this are prevented from happening in the future.