Man tries to drive into crowded street in Belgium

Belgian police have arrested a man after he tried to drive into a crowd at high-speed in a shopping area in the port city of Antwerp.


The man was of north African origin and used a car with French registration plates, Antwerp police chief Serge Muyters said this afternoon.

A Belgian prosecutor said a rifle and bladed weapons were found in the car and the driver was a French national.

The incident came a day after an attack on the British parliament killed three people plus the attacker, as well as after the first anniversary of the Brussels attacks in which 32 people died.
 [rte.ie]
23/3/17