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Manhunt underway for heavily armed professional soldier in Limburg, virologist Marc Van Ranst brought to safety
Brussels Times ^ | 5-18-21 | Helen Lyons

Posted on 05/18/2021 7:21:12 PM PDT by dynachrome

Police have been conducting a manhunt for hours now in Limburg, searching for a heavily armed man who made threats against virologist Marc Van Ranst.

The suspect is a professional soldier from the barracks of Peutie, said to be armed with a rocket launcher, a machine gun and an ordinary pistol.

The manhunt started earlier in the day in Leopoldsburg, but has since been extended northwards in the province. Van Ranst and his family have been taken to an undisclosed safe location until the man is taken into police custody.

“That person has apparently moved around,” Erik Cenens of the police told Radio 2 this afternoon.

“[He was] first in the Beringen region and then further north towards Pelt, the Netherlands and Maasland. We are trying to locate the man as exactly as possible to be able to arrest him.”

(Excerpt) Read more at brusselstimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: belgium; manhunt
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To: Chode

1970s-80s Canadian folk singer / Sandalista.
He had a semi-hit song called “If I Had A Rocket Launcher.”


21 posted on 05/19/2021 8:30:15 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

OK

that was the only line i ever knew hearing it only a couple times, but never knew what it was about


22 posted on 05/19/2021 8:32:28 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: dynachrome

If the man is a Limburger, the police will sniff him out.


23 posted on 05/19/2021 8:34:25 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: dynachrome

Perhaps he was vaccinated and it’s just a reaction?

Rash———Nope

Headache———Nope

Rocket Launcher———Yes


24 posted on 05/19/2021 8:39:17 AM PDT by David Chase
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