
Drug Violence Tightens Its Grip on Brussels
Over the past five days, the Saint-Gilles quarter of the Belgian capital saw a series of explosions and shootings, bringing Brussels’ total violent incidents in 2025 to 96.

Over the past five days, the Saint-Gilles quarter of the Belgian capital saw a series of explosions and shootings, bringing Brussels’ total violent incidents in 2025 to 96.

Investigators suspect feuds between gangs with migrant backgrounds are behind the trend of increased violence.

Last year, 184 firearm incidents were recorded in Belgium according to the Gun Violence Incident Monitor (GVIM) report released on Friday.

Cheap crack and a migrant underworld have created a perfect storm for the EU’s capital city.

President Vučić called the amnesty a success, with over 13 thousand illegally held firearms surrendered in less than two weeks.

The two mass shootings—the first to take place in the country since 2013—occurred in a 48-hour timespan and left 17 people dead and 21 injured.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) called those responsible for the ever-increasing violence “the domestic terrorists of our time.”

According to reports, 63 people were killed in gang-related shootings last year in Sweden.

Marie Torstensson Levander, professor of criminology at Malmö University, says politicians do not take the problem seriously enough.