{"id":71060,"date":"2017-03-24T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=71060"},"modified":"2017-03-24T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T16:39:06","slug":"mohamed-r-tries-to-attack-antwerp-shopping-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=71060","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed R. tries to attack Antwerp shopping area"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Associated Press<\/a> reports that Belgian law enforcement was able to stop a fellow they’ve identified as Mohamed R., a 39-year-old from France, when he tried to “kill people or create a dramatic event” by driving carelessly in an Antwerp shopping district;<\/p>\n

In the car, authorities found knives, a shotgun and a gas can with an unknown liquid. There were no immediate reports of injuries.<\/p>\n

An official at the prosecutor’s office, who asked not to be identified because the investigation was still ongoing, said the suspect “was under the influence” but refused to elaborate whether it was drugs or alcohol.<\/p>\n

Authorities immediately raised security in the center of Antwerp.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, there’s not much about it in the news because he was unsuccessful in hurting anyone.<\/p>\n

The high-speed event happened a day after Belgium held anniversary remembrance services for the Brussels airport and subway attacks, which killed 32 people on March 22, 2016.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Guardian<\/a> says that he’s being charged with terrorist crimes.<\/p>\n

A man has been charged with terror offences including attempted murder after he was arrested driving at high speed into a crowded shopping area in the Belgian port city of Antwerp.<\/p>\n

However, a source close to the investigation told AFP that investigators could not confirm if it was a terrorist attack and said the driver made little sense during interrogation. <\/p>\n

Other sources said the charges could be interpreted as a \u201cprecautionary measure\u201d to keep the suspect in detention.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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