Belgian Justice Ministry Not Ruling Out Attacks By Far-Right Extremists

Belgian Justice Ministry Not Ruling Out Attacks by Far-Right Extremists

Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens did not rule out on Monday the possibility that far-right extremists could carry out attacks in the country, stressing that a significant number of these individuals resided in major Belgian cities like Brussels and Antwerp.

BRUSSELS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th August, 2018) Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens did not rule out on Monday the possibility that far-right extremists could carry out attacks in the country, stressing that a significant number of these individuals resided in major Belgian cities like Brussels and Antwerp.

"Attacks by far-right extremists cannot be excluded in Belgium ... Cities like Antwerp, Brussels, Charleroi, Ghent and Mechelen have large concentrations of far-right activists," Geens said, as quoted by the Sud Info newspaper.

Geens added, citing the Belgian state security service, that there could be dozens of far-right activists in Belgium that were prepared to carry out violent acts or break the law "on the basis of their ideological framework."

According to the minister, their activities are generally limited to demonstrations or racist messages on social media at the moment, but there have also been incidents of far-right activists throwing Molotov cocktails or fire bombs at asylum centers or mosques.