An incident took place at 16, rue de la Loi this Monday morning, while federal negotiations were resuming.
A man entered 16 rue de la Loi this Monday morning, while federal negotiations are still in progress, our journalist Loïc Parmentier informed us. While trying to break in, the individual said multiple things, including calls for conspiracies. He was armed with a knife, according to our colleagues at VTM.
“A man with a knife tried to break into the building, he is under the control of the military police. The man was taken to the police station. Military police officers were not injured in the incident“, confirmed Barend Leyts, communications director of the resigning Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
“The individual made threats against the military personnel present. The military police officers contained him while waiting for our police zone to continue their investigation. His motivations are unclear at this time.“, said the police.
Still through his communications manager Barend Leyts, the Prime Minister indicated that he was “shocked by the incident”. “We would like to expressly thank the military police officers who intervened. We are monitoring the situation closely with the police. We are relieved that no one was injured in the incident.” added Barend Leyts.
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