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| Car bomb found in central Brussels |
| 2004-04-16 |
| A booby-trapped vehicle was found Friday parked close to the main Brussels-Midi railway station in the heart of the Belgian capital. Police evacuated the area around the station after the vehicle was found parked with two explosive grenades connected to its petrol tank on the rue de Merode at midday. The vehicle was safely removed after a two-hour intervention by army bomb disposal experts, the Belgian agency said. Brussels-Midi is one of the capital’s busiest stations and houses the terminal for Eurostar trains between Belgium and Britain. There was no immediate official comment as to a possible terrorist link with the booby-trapped vehicle. That’s actually an improvement. Usually "the authorities" will automatically deny a terror link, then *mumble* and *evade* when one is found. ’Course, it’s kinda hard to explain away two grenades wired to a gas tank! |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #8 bourka good for the environmen in that it can also be used as camping equip not all bad also can easy conceal a bong under ifin you had one which i no longer |
| Posted by: HalfEmpty 2004-04-16 4:09:33 PM |
| #7 In fact, the police claim it was probably a settling of scores between criminals. No terrorism here, move along... Also, by coincidence, there is very little information about this in the Belgian state media. Check my blog for details. |
| Posted by: Maarten Schenk 2004-04-16 4:08:47 PM |
| #6 I guess opposing the war really helped. Now you got Binny's offer. Consider it carefully and be sure to get fitted properly for that new burka! And you thought Bush and Rumsfeld were war criminals? Be careful of those cars with a ticking noise. It might not be engine ping. For those Italians who were weak kneed after the butchering of their hostage. This should be instructive. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4052 2004-04-16 3:48:47 PM |
| #5 hey, don't think one moment that we Belgians believe we will not be a target.. There's a very strong opinion in this country that we will be targeted one day, and that message is being spoken out by several high ranking politicians on a very regular basis.. This country isn't that naive.. |
| Posted by: lyot 2004-04-16 3:29:58 PM |
| #4 so much for the train of thought "if you distance yourself from the United States and the WOT you will not be target". guess belgiums criminal charges agaisnt Rumesfield did not get much support from the jihadis! should tell europe , even more than madrid, that the jihadis fight is agaisnt the infidels regardless of politics! the whole western civilization is at stake. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-04-16 3:13:11 PM |
| #3 Don't rule out the 'Walloons against The Olympics 2016 movement ! |
| Posted by: lyot 2004-04-16 3:01:00 PM |
| #2 "There was no immediate official comment as to a possible terrorist link with the booby-trapped vehicle." Let's see... possible groups other than Islamist terrorists: 1. CLF (Chocolate Liberation Front) 2. Belgians for diamonds' rights 3. Belgians For Belgianese 4. Brusselsians Against Renaming To Paris Sprouts Yeah. No way it's Islamist terrorists... |
| Posted by: Hyper 2004-04-16 2:59:07 PM |
| #1 Rethinking that appeasement angle yet, Europe? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-16 1:07:00 PM |