In the early evening Sunday, one person was seriously injured by stabbing weapon during an incident on the sidelines of a demonstration in the center of Brussels, said police in the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles zone. The facts occurred around 6:15 p.m. around rue de Laeken and the Saturday Place.
“The victim was transported to hospital in critical condition, his vital prognosis being committed. A suspect was arrested. The exact circumstances of the assault remain to be determined, “said police spokesperson Ilse Van de Keere.
Brussels firefighters confirmed the intervention of their services, adding that a SMUR team and an ambulance had been sent on the spot.
In a press release, the organizers and organizers of the peaceful march “for the liberation and for the return” said that “an unidentified and external individual in the event has infiltrated the crowd and attacked demonstrators”. “At least one injured man was taken to the hospital, we expect his news,” they add, while condemning an assault that “has nothing to do with the event itself”.
The event brought together several hundred people and ended on the Brussels Stock Exchange, where a pro-Palestinian rally takes place every evening.
