The mayor of Halle (Brussels region) has sparked a heated debate in politics and on social media when she compared the Belgian capital to an “oil slick” and a “polluted lake.”
A firearm was discharged in Saint-Gilles: with no reported injuries to date, it nevertheless points to deteriorating public safety in the Belgian capital.
Alain Hutchinson, Brussels commissioner for Europe and international organizations, sought to downplay the wave of violence hitting the Belgian capital.
