More than 300,000 views on the social network X, nearly 800 shares on Facebook. Images broadcast this Sunday by the regional deputy PS Jamal Ikazban were abundantly relayed on social networks. We see two veiled women helping a man, appointed as supporter of FC Bruges and according to testimonies participating in the brawls this Sunday in Molenbeek, on the sidelines of the Belgian Cup final.
On the video, the man seems to have shots and looks very badly. One of the two ladies takes his arm, the other supports his head and offers him a bottle of water while the police crosses the field of the camera of the smartphone which captured the scene, which lasts only a few seconds. Sufficient to make the images say that despite the violence and the racism which are accused by the Brugeois hooligans having crossed the maritime district in Molenbeek, two Molenbeekoises in appearance of Muslim confession did not hesitate to reach out to one of them.
“I only listened to my heart, I had pain when I saw him in this state, he had just been struck. Man looked elderly, he is a human being, I had to help him“, testifies one of these two ladies, which the RTBF was able to find.”Whether Belgian, Arabic, regardless of its origin …“
This resident of the district, seeker of Asylum of Syrian origin, prefers to keep anonymity. “”I can’t make noise with this story.“Social networks sometimes decide otherwise.
He thanked me for helping him
“I came back from the gym to my home on this Sunday“She recalls.”So I saw people in the neighborhood, it was running and it was crying. I see blows exchange. I didn’t understand what was going on. Absolutely not!“
According to testimonies, young people who learned the first incidents committed by Brugeois supporters wanted to intervene. Blows are exchanged. One of the ultras falls to the ground. “”I went to him“Says the young woman.”I asked her how it was. He told me in French that he had done nothing wrong in all this story but that he had still been struck. He was bleeding. I still have blood on the garment I wore. I then called the ambulance that arrived. I offered him water, he refused. When the ambulance arrived, I gave him his cap and his glasses. He thanked me for intervening, he told me thank you for helping him.“
These images reacted to Theo Francken (N-VA), Minister of Defense. In a tweet since erased, the Flemish nationalist had written that these ladies of Molenbeek “help Brugeois hooligans who wanted to give a good lesson to Brussels but who now can no longer. Beautiful images. Go Molenbeek!“
Brussels police arrested 63 people after the violence in the capital on the sidelines of The Belgian Football Cup final.
