A manifestation was held on Saturday 25th of June in Brussels to support the «Hirak», according to Blad Rif online newspaper, which reports that 50 000 people took the streets in several European countries. The capital of Belgium has witnessed before that on the 28th of May a number of march that are pro-Hirak. Police says 16000 people marched in Brussels yesterday for #Rif. Organizers say 50000. Video: https://t.co/cBeTzzLXoa #Morocco #hirak — tamghribit (@HasnaAnkal)
It is certainly with the help of a random passenger at the central station in Brussels that the attack on Tuesday evening did not take a dramatic turn. That evening, Mohamed Charfih, a native of Anderlecht, one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, was on the train linking Schaerbeek to Denderleeuw, says DH. As the train stopped at Pier 4, Mohamed Charfih, also known as Momo, felt the panick. «I could hear people screaming for help on the quay. The train's
A man who set up a bomb in the central station of Brussels on Tuesday night was identified by the police, BBC news reports. According to the Belguim Prosecutor’s office spokesman, Eric Van Der, the alleged terrorist is 36-year-old Moroccan national from Molenbeek. The bomber entered the station carrying a suitcase; he then left it in the ticket hall where it started exploding partially. The man then returned to the ticket hall running towards a military police officer while shouting
In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the Muslim Executive of Belguim (EMB) firmly condemned the terror attack that took place yesterday in London where a man in a van drove over pedestrians who have just got out of the Finsbury park mosque in the UK. Right after finishing the evening prayers, worshipers went through a tragic moment after a man died and 10 others were injured. As a way of supporting the victims, the EMB states that «the attack indicates that terrorism has no
The Belgian federal police issued yesterday a «missing person» notice to find Jihane El Oizi, a six-year-old girl who was last seen at the slaughterhouse market in Anderlecht, informs Le Soir. The child disappeared at around 3 pm. «The girl is 1m20 height, has long brown hair and dark eyes. She speaks French and Dutch. She wore on Sunday a blue skirt with white stars, a pink belt and yellow sandals», writes the same source. On Monday, the police identified a suspect
Yabiladi reported on Thursday the case of Chafik H. the 38 year-old man of Moroccan descent who set himself ablaze in front of a Belgian courthouse in Kortrijk because he was «tired of racism». The Ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad has reacted to Chafik’s story. In a communiqué reported by the MAP news agency, the department presided by Abdelkarim Benatiq declared that : «The necessary measures have been taken concerning the case of the Moroccan who
A 38-year-old man of Moroccan descent set himself on fire Tuesday in front of a courthouse in Kortrijk, Belgium, RT reports. A video emerged online of the young man pouring gasoline on his body and setting himself ablaze after being rescued by fire fighters. Local media has said that the man, who is believed to be called Chafik, posted on social media a statement saying that he was «tired of racism». Jamal Qnioun who is head of the People Help the People organization and member of