Destruction in Anderlecht after man shot dead

One day after the cops shot dead a man, riots break out in the neighborhood where he lived. Hassan, who had escaped late December from the prison of Namur, was shot dead while he was driving away with his bike, after having robbed a supermarket. Shop windows were broken, the windows of a Renault-concessionary were broken and a car was put on fire. One minor was arrested while carrying a molotov cocktail. The cops, massively present with water canon, put an end to the riots after an hour. The days after, more cars were put on fire in the same neighborhood.

23.01.2010

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