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This Sunday, the 46-year-old detainee was charged with attempted terrorist murder
12 feb 2023 . Updated at 9:12 p.m.
An armed man was arrested on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of wanting to attempt at the Miss Belgium pageant, which is held in the town of De Panne (west) and which suffered a delay when the police decided to evacuate the event room in search of weapons, as confirmed by the Belgian federal prosecutor. The man was arrested with a weapon in his pocket and another in his vehicle, prosecutor spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt told the newspaper NewspaperAccording to what he said, he wanted to commit an attack, he wanted to do something that could end very badly.
The police of the region of Limburg (northwest) learned on Saturday afternoon of a message from the partner of a man who threatened to attack during the Miss Belgium pageant and took the threat seriously.
Just before the start of the gala, a big police device took care of evacuate the theater room where it had to be held in search of weapons and to monitor road access to the compound.
The suspect was stopped before I managed to access the eventwhom he wanted to arrive in a rented vehicle, and transferred to police stations.
This Sunday He was indicted for attempted terrorist murder, as reported by the Belgian federal prosecutor in a statement. The examining magistrate in Bruges (west) decided to place Peter C., 46, under arrest, on charges of attempted terrorist murder.
according to Newspaperthe man had a license for five weapons but only four have been found.
The Police are also conducting searches in Limburg.