Three dead, one hurt in shooting at Brussels Jewish Museum

Brussels (AFP) - Three people were killed and one badly injured in a shoot-out Saturday near the Jewish Museum in Brussels city centre, Belga news agency said, quoting firefighters' emergency services.

"I am shocked by the murders committed at the Jewish museum, I am thinking of the victims I saw there and their families," Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Twitter.

Three people have been shot dead at the Jewish Museum in the Belgian capital Brussels, officials say.
A fourth person was seriously wounded, emergency services said.
Belgian broadcaster RTBF said the shooting had taken place inside as well as outside the museum.
Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who was one of the first people to arrive at the scene, said he was shocked by the attack.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27558918

24th May 2014

Four people were shot dead yesterday when a lone gunman opened fire at the Jewish Museun in Brussels.

In what Belgian authorities described as an apparently anti-Semitic attack, the man arrived by car at the city-centre tourist attraction just before 4pm.

Witnesses said he was carrying a rucksack and ‘looked determined’ before he pulled out a gun and opened fire at visitors.

A police spokesman said: ‘Bodies were left lying on the ground inside and outside the building. There was  blood everywhere and people were screaming.’

The victims were reported to be two women and two men.

A suspect was arrested and was being questioned last night by security officials.

The attacker was seen jumping into an Audi after the shootings by a witness who made a note of the number plate.

The car was stopped by police shortly afterwards.

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who was nearby at the time and heard the gunfire, was among the first to reach the scene.

He said he was ‘shocked’ by the killings, but added: ‘There were a lot of witnesses and the investigation is moving fast.’

Confirming that it was an ‘undoubted terrorist attack’, Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur said: ‘It’s not a coincidence the target was a Jewish museum.’

Eyewitness Alain Sobotik revealed he saw two bodies in the lobby of the museum.

‘One was a young woman with her head covered in blood. She was holding a leaflet and looked like a tourist,’ he added.

Around a dozen other visitors to the museum were caught up in the carnage, suffering minor injuries and severe shock.

Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo expressed his condolences and support for the victims' families.

Anti-Semitic attacks have become all too common in Europe over recent years, with Islamic radicals often behind them.


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Do we really need to wait and see what the religion of the attacker is??

smelly_bandit wrote:Do we really need to wait and see what the religion of the attacker is??

What is the religion of this killer out of interest?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27562917

smelly_bandit wrote:Do we really need to wait and see what the religion of the attacker is??

well even if he is from "that religion", which to be honest he probably is, he will only be marked as a single extremist who does not represent his religion at all...

along with all the other PC BS....  

heavenlyfatheragain wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:Do we really need to wait and see what the religion of the attacker is??

well even if he is from "that religion", which to be honest he probably is, he will only be marked as a single extremist who does not represent his religion at all...

along with all the other PC BS....  

Again what is the religion of this killer out of interest?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27562917

I know I'm a conspiracy person, but doesn't anyone think there's any coincidence that this happens at the same time as the local and EU elections in Belgium today? Would it affect the outcome? I think possibly it would.

Tesstacious wrote:I know I'm a conspiracy person, but doesn't anyone think there's any coincidence that this happens at the same time as the local and EU elections in Belgium today?  Would it affect the outcome?  I think possibly it would.

it is possible but it happens so often it could just be coincidence...

Tesstacious wrote:I know I'm a conspiracy person, but doesn't anyone think there's any coincidence that this happens at the same time as the local and EU elections in Belgium today?  Would it affect the outcome?  I think possibly it would.

If it had happened before the voting then maybe, there would be some relevance Tess, I do not think it has, but then I could be wrong, little has come out yet about this, so is difficult to say at the moment

Didge wrote:

Tesstacious wrote:I know I'm a conspiracy person, but doesn't anyone think there's any coincidence that this happens at the same time as the local and EU elections in Belgium today?  Would it affect the outcome?  I think possibly it would.

If it had happened before the voting then maybe, there would be some relevance Tess, I do not think it has, but then I could be wrong, little has come out yet about this, so is difficult to say at the moment

But it did happen before the voting Didge - yesterday - and the voting starts today in Belgium.

Tesstacious wrote:

Didge wrote:


If it had happened before the voting then maybe, there would be some relevance Tess, I do not think it has, but then I could be wrong, little has come out yet about this, so is difficult to say at the moment

But it did happen before the voting Didge - yesterday - and the voting starts today in Belgium.

Was not aware of that Tess. Interesting then if it does in fact have a connection.
Be interesting then to see how people vote.

So Tess on the back of your last point, do you have a theory as to who did this then?

Belgium police are seeking a second gunman its reported now.

Didge wrote:So Tess on the back of your last point, do you have a theory as to who did this then?

Not really, as I'm not familiar with politics in Belgium, or the parties involved.

Tesstacious wrote:

Didge wrote:So Tess on the back of your last point, do you have a theory as to who did this then?

Not really, as I'm not familiar with politics in Belgium, or the parties involved.

Okay Tess, just thought you might have had some theory here based on the EU elections?

Didge wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:Do we really need to wait and see what the religion of the attacker is??

What is the religion of this killer out of interest?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27562917

didnt know Canada was in Brussels

There are now 4 dead. They are showing the CCTV images of the suspect.

David wrote:There are now 4 dead.  They are showing the CCTV images of the suspect.

that's sad. I think they were elderly tourists or something. Which channel's showing the CCTV David?

Tesstacious wrote:

David wrote:There are now 4 dead.  They are showing the CCTV images of the suspect.

that's sad.  I think they were elderly tourists or something.  Which channel's showing the CCTV David?

2 Israeli elderly tourists, 1 French woman and now the receptionist. He was in his early 20s    
Sky is showing the CCTV Tess.

Thanks Ben.