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Locals in Anderlecht’s Cureghem neighbourhood say escalating violence has left residents feeling unsafe and overlooked by political institutions.

Locals in Anderlecht’s Cureghem neighbourhood say escalating violence has left residents feeling unsafe and overlooked by political institutions.

The number of shootings in the Brussels-Capital Region has risen in recent months, with Anderlecht identified as the most affected municipality.

A shooting occurred in Anderlecht in the early hours of Tuesday morning, he putblic prosecutor’s office confirmed.
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Football hooligans and Brussels youth clashed in the migrant district of Molenbeek.

It is unknown whether the asylum seeker, who wanted to die “by explosion,” intended to take unwilling bystanders with him.