Posted on 02/02/2015 11:49:11 AM PST by Olog-hai
Belgian police evacuated hundreds of people Monday from the European Parliament to search a car for explosives, then arrested the owner—a man clad in camouflage gear who had a gun and a chainsaw stashed in his vehicle.
Four European Parliament administrative buildings and its visitors’ center in central Brussels were cleared as a precautionary measure while the car was searched, the assembly said in a statement.
Police found the firearm and chainsaw but no explosives, according to the public prosecutor’s office.
The suspect, identified as a Slovak national born in 1982, was charged with “threatening an attack, possession of an illegal weapon and unauthorized possession of a firearm requiring a license.” …
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An assault chainsaw!
Gas or electric?
An old portrait of the perp's family:
I’m glad the police thwarted an attack. Would the world be a better place if the EU parliament never went back into session?
Well, that should wake them up there in Brussels.
According to Wikipedia, "In 2011, 62.0% of Slovaks identified themselves as Roman Catholics, 8.9% as Protestants, 3.8% as Greek Catholics, 0.9% as Orthodox, 13.4% identified themselves as atheists and 10.6% did not answer the question about their belief…. After the genocidal policies of the Nazi era, only about 2,300 Jews remain today (0.04% of the population)."
So, was he part of the 10.6%?
He had a gun? Isn’t Belgium a gun-free zone?
Beware of Greeks bearing .... chainsaws! :O
Cammies, a gun , and a chainsaw? That should scare ‘em in Oregon.
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