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A WOMAN STABBED three people on a bus in Brussels today and was then shot by local police on the street outside.
She refused to stand down so police opened fire, according to local media. One of the victims was slightly injured, the other two are more serious.
Public broadcaster RTBF quoted sources as saying police did not believe the incident was an act of terrorism, and that the assailant may have not have been politically motivated.
The incident took place on Uccle Vanderkindere street, near the crossroads of La Bascule in the Belgian capital.
Belgians have been on high alert since local Islamic State militants carried out the attacks in Paris last November, suicide bombings in Brussels itself in March.
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Very quick to point out they don’t believe it’s a terrorist incident….must be someone suffering from mental health issues so as seems to label the attacks lately.
Well that’s probably because every time anything happens these days people are quick to assume it is terrorism. If it’s not, people will likely want reassurance
She had a knife. They had shields, pepper spray, batons and guns. She’s off her head refuses to “stand down” and then they shoot her? What fu**? They could have easily taken her down without shooting her. That’s over the top, Donald would have been proud of that.
people will say they dont believe its not terrorism, and then when it cones out a bit later that it has nothing to do with terrorism, will be nowhere to be seen
Depends how you classify terrorism? A lone wolf attacker inspired by Islam or isis is been deemed not terrorism atm if they are psychotic. I however would consider it terrorism as there fragile minds are easily influenced by the ideology.
Seems to be a lot of apathetic, mentally ill people suddenly targeting commuters.
Nah. I doubt attacks on commuters have increased at all. But easily led, easily frightened minds will see a few headlines and think the end of the world is nigh.
A few terrorist atrocities on a relatively small scale and suddenly we are supposed to believe that there is an existential threat to Europe.
Read back over the hysteria and the emotive language in the comments in the early aftermath of the initial atrocities.
Terrorists succeed when they terrorise entire populaces.
To be truly free is not to let ourselves be ruled by fear and hate.
Be just and fear not.
Were there always this many unconnected mass knife attacks happening in Europe that were just never reported? What’s going on?
I can’t answer your question, but I looked up some related stats. Seems the county has a high enough murder rate in general to potentially have many news articles published.
Urban Audit said that Brussels had a rate of 10 murders or violent deaths per 100,000 citizens. That was 2001. If the numbers are still relevantly similar then we should see about 180 murders/violent deaths per year in total in the capital – as long as the population of the city is about 1.8 million.
Another source from 2010, “Nation Master”, said that the murder rate of Belgium as a whole was 1.8 per 100,000 per year. So that’s about 2000 murders in Belgium as a whole of the population as long as that population is about 11 million.
Non-Belgian media will not report most of these. However, cases of killings in public, where people could perceive them as terrorist attacks, will be reported because people tend to be interested in a countries being attacked for political or ideological reasons. People generally aren’t that interested in generic murder cases outside of their countries.
It may disappoint and even frustrate some that it was not a terrorist motivated attack.
Oh indeed Michael. Some will be only devastated.
God there’s an awful increase in crazy people brandishing weaponry on public transport these days.
Actually there’s not. We just hear a lot more about it due to social media.
This is a news website
Welcome to the Internet Rebecca!
unfortunately people are ‘inspired’ by events which mark the public consciousness, it is the same as suicide clusters
Can we not just collectively blame Muslims? Pretty please.
I’m glad no one was terrorized by this attack.
Ive heard reports of veiled woman and “asian” which is normally code for pakistani. No doubt a mental health case……
Worked in Brussels for a year – the dullest and most boring of all EU countries. 95% of expats cross the borders to neighbouring countries on a Friday night – to return on Sunday/Monday.
Did you not go clubbing in Mollenbeek ?
The three dullest people and places (I’ve lived in) are Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. But Naas beat them all.
Not using the Margie / Emma Q Twitter accounts this evening Mike / Eamon Mac Gowan?
Why aren’t you using the other Tariq account any more? You dopey kent
Ah Liam, you’ve arrived! For anyone who doesn’t know, Dain Bramage is really Liam Egan, a radical convert to Islam, more about Dain / Liam here http://markhumphrys.com/liam.egan.html
Brussels will be Muslim majority in a few years, it wont be boring then, in fact it will be a blast
Brussels isn’t a country, it’s a city! As for it being dull you’re not completely wrong there, the place is fairly beige
My Islam trash can avatar must have given me away. You can take your hands out of your pants now.
The only good thing to come out of this was she was shot dead on sight. I’m liking this new norm of taking them out if they don’t co-operate. If you don’t want to get shot, you better do what the cops tell you.
America has been doing this for years. They’re still not a better society
Actually doesn’t say she was shot dead. Just said she was shot.
It’s been a rough year for poor old Belgium!
These random attacks can sprout from nowhere…..be safe out there folks.
Ohhh yes indeed. Ireland is in extreme danger. Run, run and hide.
Getting as bad as Limerick over there lately.
I cant help but feel that somehow Belgian society has provoke this attack…
Why?
their prior ethnic mix didnt help, letting Muslims in was partially down to breaking majorities in city councils. it’s the best way for Leftists to get control of councils. I dont think they provoked it but they brought it on themselves
Likely just a random attack by one mentally ill person.
It was traumatic for those involved but it is invalid to generalise from this isolated event.
Belgian colonialism was a million times more savage than anything ISIS could dream of.
…examples on request.
The Congo was horrific. The King of Belgium encouraged private interests to commit wide scale atrocities.
You can use Google Petr? Most people here would have had you down as a bit of a simpleton but redemption has come. Take a bow lad.
Hi Liam! For those not in the loop, ‘Dain Bramage’ is Liam Egan, and Irish Islamist living in Wexford.
Didn’t you write that earlier while logged in under Tariq or has your bi polar taken over?
I hope that all involved make a full and early recovery.
terrorist, mentally ill. i dont care what you call it! a s*umbag is a s*umbag
It was an act of terror!!! I wish the governments ‘press offices’ would stop down playing these attacks!!! Then insulting our intelligence by describing these terrorists as lost souls who need psychological help!!!!!??????
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