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Liege Belguim Suspected Terror Attack

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May 29, 2018 Liege Belguim Suspected Terror Attack  Two police and civilian dead in Belgium A man during a routine documents check. shouting "Allahu Akbar" or "God is Great"  in the possible context of an Arabic war cry a man stabbed two police women then grabbed one of their handguns and shot both to death. 36-year-old Benjamin Herman  walked down the street and fatally fired at a 22-year-old man who was in the passenger seat of his parked car, and then ran into Léonie de Waha high school, where he took a janitor hostage on the ground floor.  The man's motive was initially was not yet clear but the incident was classified as terrorism and treated as terrorism given the way Herman acted. ISIS soon claimed credit for the attack. Suspedt may have come in contact with extremist inmates, investigators say, and converted to Islam [20]

Belgium has been the target of terrorist attacks by Islamic State. In December 2011, Nordine Amrani murdered a woman in his house before he  threw grenades and fired an military style rifle at civilians on Saint-Lambert Square near the Christmas market killing six and wouding 125 before shooting himself with a revolver.  The man who was an Arab from the predominantly muslim nation of Morroco was declared not a terrorist but just angry at society because he spoke no Arabic and was not Muslim

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  • Allahu Akbar
  • bystander targeted
  • documents check
  • gun seized from police
  • motive unclear
  • parole suspect 
  • police targeted
  • suicide by cop
  • suspect named: 36-year-old Benjamin Herman, 
  • terrorist motive suspected

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Similar no-terrorist attack  2011 Liège attack - Wikipedia 13 December 2011, a murder–suicide attack took place in the city of Liège in the Wallonia region of Belgium.[3] The attacker, 33-year-old Nordine Amrani,[4][5] threw grenades and fired an FN FAL[6] rifle at civilians on Saint-Lambert Square.  It was a busy day with many shoppers in the nearby Christmas market. The attack killed six and left 125 others injured; seven of whom suffered serious injuries. Amrani then committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. Earlier that day, he had also murdered a woman in his house.  The attack occurred on the same day and at the same hour as the 2011 Florence shootings. Nordine Amrani (15 November 1978 – 13 December 2011) was born in Ixelles/Elsene in Brussels, Belgium. He was a French-speaking Belgian of Moroccan origin and a welder by trade.[12] He was Arab but according to Amrani's lawyer, he could not speak Arabic nor was he Muslim.[13] Amrani was known to have an interest in guns, with a history of convictions for possession of weapons.[14] He had been released from prison in October 2010. He had been convicted to a 58-month (4 years, 10 months) sentence he received from a Liège court in 2008. The conviction was for possession of thousands of weapons parts, almost 10,000 rounds of ammunition, dozens of weapons, including a rocket launcher, assault and sniper rifles, as well as 2,800 cannabis plants, in the context of a criminal conspiracy, but he was not a terrorist  day of the attack, Amrani had been summoned for an interview with the police to answer questions about a sexual abuse case.[16]
Before the attack, Amrani transferred money from his account to that of his girlfriend. On the morning of the attack, Amrani killed a 45-year-old woman in his apartment. The victim was working as a cleaner for Amrani's neighbour. He possibly lured her into his flat under the pretext of offering her work.
https://blogs.mediapart.fr/danyves/blog/.../islamist-terrorism-europe-case-belgium
Belgium has been a victim of terrorism of many nationlist and political causes since since early 1970s. .
December 13, 2011 Nordine Amrani, a Belgian of Moroccan descent threw grenades and fired shots on people busy doing Christmas shopping at a busy shopping street in Liege, Belgium. Before he committed suicide Amrari, a former convict and drugs and illegal arms peddler was able to kill six people including two children and teenage girl. Although Amrani had nothing to do with Islamist extremism and he committed this act of mass murder due to psychological issues he had been suffering for long, but the event Growth of Islamist fundamentalism and incidents of terrorist attacks on Belgian soil by radical Islamist is a matter of grave concern for not only Belgian authorities but also for 600,000 strong Belgian Muslim community. Liege attacks: Belgian gunman Nordine Amrani had 'grudge against society" ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Liege-attacks-Belgian-gunman-Nordine-Amrani-had-gru...
Dec 14, 2011 - HOME»NEWS»WORLD NEWS»EUROPE»BELGIUM
Liege attacks: Belgian gunman Nordine Amrani had 'grudge against society'
Belgian gunman Nordine Amrani launched his attack on Christmas shopping crowds in Leige's busy Place Saint Lambert because he knew that he was going to be sent back to prison and had a "grudge against society", his lawyers said on Wedesday. Belgian gunman Nordine Amrani launched his attack on Christmas shopping crowds in Leige's busy Place Saint ... Belgian PM: 'Liege attack not a terrorist act' ... He did not speak a word ofArabic and was not Muslim."Liège attack: Belgian police search for gunman motive". BBC. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.


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2018 Liège attack
LocationLiège, Belgium
Coordinates50°38′08″N 5°34′03″ECoordinates: 50°38′08″N 5°34′03″E
Date29 May 2018
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
TargetPolice officers, car owner
Attack type
Shooting, hostage-taking
WeaponsKnife, handguns
Deaths4 (including perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries
4 (including 1 critical)
PerpetratorBenjamin Herman
On 29 May 2018, Benjamin Herman, a prisoner on temporary leave from prison, stabbed two female police officers, took their guns, shot and killed them and a civilian in Liège, Belgium.[1][2] The gunman took a woman hostage before he was killed by police.[3] Prosecutors say they are treating the attacks as "terrorist murder".[1]

Background[edit]

Recent stabbing attacks on police officers in Belgium have included the 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers, the 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers and the stabbing of two officers on 7 September 2016 in Molenbeek.[4][3][5]
Belgium, which had been on high alert since a Brussels-based Islamic State (IS) cell was involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks and the March 2016 Brussels bombings that killed 32 people,[1] lowered its alert level in January 2018 citing the defeat of ISIS and a reduction in the number of people coming to Belgium from Syria.[5]
The Belgian parliament issued a report last year warning that convicts in the country had been behind several recent attacks in Europe and further expressed concerns that hundreds of prisoners deemed radical by authorities are due to be released in the coming years.[6] Further, in regards to illegal drugs, Belgium was reported to be the cheapest for access to drugs in Western Europe.[7]

Stabbing and shooting[edit]

At about 10:30, outside the Aux Augustins café in Liege's city centre,[8] the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar", according to Federal Magistrate Wenke Rogen[9] and according to a video reported by La Repubblica.[10][3] He was armed with a knife that he used to stab[8] two female officers, Lucile Garcia and Soraya Belkacemi,[11]from behind as they were checking parking meters.[1] He took one of the officers' handguns (he was later pictured with two handguns) and fatally shot the officers.[8] A 22-year-old male, Cyril Vangriecken, was also killed in an attempted car-jacking before the perpetrator went into the Athénée de Waha high school and tried to take a female janitor hostage who was released unharmed after confirming to the attacker that she was a Muslim who observed Ramadan.[12][13][11] All the students had been evacuated to the nearby Botanical Garden. [8]
The perpetrator then emerged and shot two police officers in the leg, leaving one officer in a serious condition.[8] Two other officers received injuries to their arms before the attacker was shot dead when the police returned fire.[14][15]
Catherine Collignon, a spokesman for the Liège prosecutors, confirmed the deaths of four people, including the assailant.[8] She later claimed the attack matched the style of similar IS-inspired attacks and told a press conference the attack "qualified as terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder."[13]
A terrorism investigation was launched after the attack.[1][5] The method of the attack, repeatedly stabbing the policewomen before using their own firearms to kill them, while shouting "Allahu Akbar", was said by investigators to be specifically encouraged by the Islamic State.[16]

Perpetrator[edit]

Benjamin Herman, a 31-year-old Belgian, was reported as the perpetrator.[12] He had been released from prison on 28 May[14] on a one-day parole after being held for drug offences. Investigators are seeking to determine if he had converted to Islam or was radicalised in prison.[8] He had reportedly been in contact with radicalised Islamists while in prison.[1] He had not been listed as a potential extremist threat.[8] During a search of his cell after the attack, investigators found a Quran and a prayer rug.[17] He was from Rochefort, about an hour from Liège. He was known to police for crimes such as robbery, assault and drug dealing. His family leave was given in order to prepare for his re-integration into society despite a prison service assessment that he was very violent.[1]
The night before the attack, Herman also killed Michael Wilmet in Marche-en-Famenne,[18] repeatedly hitting him with a hammer. Wilmet was a former prisoner, convicted on drug charges, whom Herman had met in jail.[14][19]
On 30 May, Amaq News Agency, linked to the Islamic State, claimed that a "soldier of the Caliphate" had responded to the proscribed group's call to attack citizens of countries in the international coalition fighting it.[20][21]

Reactions[edit]

Domestic[edit]

The monarchy of Belgium offered its condolences, while King Philippe of Belgium visited the scene along with Prime Minister Charles Michel, who also offered his condolences. Belgium's national threat level remained at two out of four, indicating an average risk of an attack.[8]
As part of the initial investigation reasons, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo asked: "Everyone in Belgium is asking the same question: how is it possible that someone convicted for such serious acts was allowed to leave prisons?" Justice Minister Koen Geens then claimed that there was not any reason to suspect this time would be different from his earlier furloughs and that Herman’s latest temporary leave was the 14th time since his detention and was intended to help him prepare for eventual reintegration into society in 2020. "I don’t think those are mistakes. It is not a clear-cut case of radicalisation — otherwise he would have been flagged by all services." Michel concurred with the assessment that Herman had not figured directly on the primary national register of threats.[6]
The day after the attack, a ceremony honouring the victims was held in Espace Tivoli in Liège at 13:00 which was observed by many police officers, politicians, and members of the public. Seven minutes of silence were observed, ending with spontaneous applause from athe crowd.[22]

International[edit]

Belgium-based NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg offered his condolences and solidarity.[23]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up to: a b c d e f g Crisp, James (29 May 2018). "Belgium shooting: Terror investigation launched after 'released prisoner' kills two police officers before taking hostage in Liege". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Jump up^ "Belgium shooting: Two police officers, passerby killed in Liege". CNN. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Liege shooting: Two police and passer-by dead in Belgium". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. Jump up^ "Policières attaquées en Belgique: six interpellations". AFP. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b c Pop, Valentina (29 May 2018). "Three Killed in Suspected Terror Attack in Belgium Assailant killed two police officers and a passerby before being shot dead in the center of Liege". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to:a b "Belgium officials criticize security failure after". presstv.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. Jump up^ http://www.flanderstoday.eu/current-affairs/belgium-cheapest-country-cocaine-and-other-drugs
  8. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i Allen, Peter (29 May 2018). "Gunman 'shouting Allahu Akbar' kills two police officers and passer-by in Liege". mirror. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. Jump up^ "The Latest: Islamic State group claims deadly Belgium attack". Associated Press. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018. Belgian federal magistrate [...] Wenke Roggen said that the attacker shouted “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for God is great, several times during the shooting rampage
  10. Jump up^ "Belgio, il killer di Liegi urla "Allah Akbar": la testimone riprende la scena e lo insulta dal balcone". la Repubblica (in Italian). RTBF Info. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. In the amateur video one sees the Liege attacker, before being killed by authorities, shouting «Allah Akbar.»
  11. ^ Jump up to:a b "Liege terrorist was released from prison today after being radicalised inside". metro.co.uk. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ^ Jump up to:a b Crisp, James (30 May 2018). "Belgium terrorist attack: Hero hostage convinced Liege gunman to spare schoolchildren". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2018. After asking if she was Muslim and observed Ramadan, Herman said he would not harm her.
  13. ^ Jump up to:a b "Belgium terrorist attack: Liege gunman 'murdered another man' night before shooting rampage". The Telegraph. 30 May 2018.
  14. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Belgium gunman 'had killed the day before'". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. Jump up^ "Ce que l'on sait des victimes de l'attaque à Liège". FIGARO (in French). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  16. Jump up^ "Belgian investigators shed light on Liège gunman as IS group claims attack". France 24. 30 May 2018.
  17. Jump up^ "'Radicalized' Belgian convict kills three before being shot dead". Reuters. 29 May 2018.
  18. Jump up^ Newmedia, RTL. "Le ministre Jan Jambon confirme: Benjamin Herman a bien tué Michael Wilmet lundi soir à Marche-en-Famenne". RTL Info. Retrieved 30 May2018.
  19. Jump up^ Boffey, Daniel (30 May 2018). "Belgian gunman 'killed person day before deadly Liège attack'". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  20. Jump up^ "Islamic State group claims deadly Belgium attack". ITV News. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  21. Jump up^ News, ABC. "Killings by Belgian inmate treated as terror; IS claims role". ABC News. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  22. Jump up^ "Hommage silencieux, hier, aux victimes de la fusillade". Today in Liège (in French). 31 May 2018.
  23. Jump up^ "#NATO stands in solidarity with our host nation and the Belgium police after the attack in #Liège. My deepest condolences to the victims and their loved ones". Twitter. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

External links[edit]

Video of suspects shooting - Xinhua via Twitter

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American's Crimes aangrifan shootings at Sandy Hook in Connecticut, Beslan in Russia, Mumbai in India, Utoeya in Norway, Xinjiang in China, Istanbul in Turkey, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, Liege in Belgium and Toulouse in France, may all be linked.

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  1. Liege shooting: Two police and civilian dead in Belgium - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44289404 Liege shooting: Two police and civilian dead in Belgium ... The man's motive is not yet clear but the incident is being treated as terrorism. ... Both the Paris and Brussels attacks were claimed by theIslamic State-group. ... two police officers with machetes while shouting "Allahu Akbar" before being shot dead.
  2. Belgium shooting: Terrorist gunman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' kills two ... https://www.standard.co.uk › News › World 45 mins ago - Belgium shooting: Terrorist gunman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' kills two .... Belgium has been the target of terrorist attacks by Islamic State ...
  3. Belgium shooting: Terrorist gunman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' kills two ...Attacker stabbed police before disarming one of them and killing them both following routine documents check https://www.standard.co.uk › News › World  Belgium shooting: Terrorist gunman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' kills two
  4. Liege, Belgium: 2 police shot dead, bystander killed in terror attack ...   www.businessinsider.com/liege-belgium-attack-two-police-officers-shot-woman-taken..... in central Liege on Tuesday morning. Belgian authorities are treating the attack as terrorism. The gunman reportedly shouted "Allahu akbar," or "God is great."
  5. Liege shooting: Two police and civilian dead in Belgium - BBC Newswww.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44289404with two police among the dead in what is being treated as a terror incident. ... Belgiumremains on alert after a series of jihadist attacks in the country ... with machetes while shouting "AllahuAkbar" before being shot dead.
  6. Four killed in suspected terror attack in Belgium; shots fired at police ...https://www.haaretz.com › World News › EuropeLa Libre Belgique newspaper quoted a police source as saying the gunman shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and RTBF said investigators believed the ...
  7. Liege 'terror' attack: Three people shot dead including two cops by ...https://www.mirror.co.uk › News › World news › Police29 mins ago - Liege 'terror' attack: Three people shot dead including two cops by ... during a suspected terror attack in Belgium shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he ...
  8. Belgian soldiers shoot dead knife attacker in Brussels - Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/...belgium.../belgian-soldiers-shoot-dead-knife-attacker-in-bruss...Aug 25, 2017 - Belgian soldiers shot dead a man in the center of Brussels on Friday ... for terroristactivities, had twice shouted Allahu Akbar during the attack, ...
  9. 'Terrorist' attacker kills three in Liege, gunman dead | Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/...belgium.../terrorist-attacker-kills-three-in-liege-gunman-de...
  10. 4 hours ago - LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - A man killed two policewomen and a ... at a school in what prosecutors are treating as a terrorist attack. ... It said investigators were looking into whether he converted to Islam and had been radicalized in jail. ... the gunman shouted “Allahu Akbar” — God is greatest in Arabic.
  11. Belgium terror attack: Liege gunman kills two cops - New York Post   Belgium terror attack leaves two cops dead .“unstable” man shouting ” Allahu Akbar!” launched a terror attack in Belgium on Tuesday, killing two policewomen and a civilian, authorities said.   The extremist, identified by Belgian media as 36-year-old Benjamin Herman, was shot dead by Liège police.  been temporarily released on Monday evening from a prison near Liège, where he’d been serving time for drug offenses, and was classified by officials as “marginal and violent,” La La Libre Belgique newspaper reported. event is classed as a terrorist incident,” Liège prosecuto 
  12. Belgium shooting rampage was terrorist act, prosecutors say ABC News elgium shooting rampage was terrorist act, prosecutors say ... The man who killed four people in the Belgian city of Liege this week carried out ... airport and subway system killed 32 people and injuredhundreds on March 22, 2016. 
  13. Belgium attacker had killed another person the day before - CNN  is suspected of killing someone the day before, according to the country's federal prosecutor's office.  31-year-old Belgian national Benjamin H. -- was serving a jail term for theft, violence, drug abuse and insubordination to police, ...let out of prison on a temporary release.. parole, he had been expected to return to jail on Monday night .. failed to sign in. Instead, Belgian authorities now also suspect him of committing a burglary and then killing his accomplice.
  14. Liege shooting: Two police officers and civilian dead in Belgium  29 May 2018 BBC gunman also took a female cleaner hostage at a school before being killed by police. Four other police officers were also injured. The man's motive is not yet clear but the incident is being treated as terrorism. Belgian broadcaster RTBF said the gunman was let out from prison on temporary release on Monday where he had been serving time on drug offences. It said that he may have been radicalised while in jail.
  15. Killings by Belgian inmate treated as terror; ISIS claims role  Islamic State claims Benjamin Herman, a convict who murdered four people in the city of Liege while on furlough, was a 'soldier of the caliphate'; officials say death toll from attack would've been higher if it hadn't been for a bar owner and a cleaning lady's courageous efforts to save others Associated Press |Published:  05.31.18  BRUSSELS - A Belgian prison inmate who killed four people while on furlough committed "terrorist murder" and likely intended to cause more harm, prosecutors said Wednesday as authorities searched for possible accomplices and the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bloodshed.... was a "soldier of the caliphate," ISIS said  took a cleaning woman hostage at a nearby school. Imaankaf Darifa, the hostage, told The Associated Press she tried to keep him away from the children. Her captor asked if she were Muslim and she told him she was. He then asked if she were observing the holy month of Ramadan. "I answered yes. So he told me, 'I won't harm you,'" Darifa said.
  16. ISIS claims credit for Belgium terror attack - New York Post  ISIS said Benjamin Herman's attack was an answer to its calls asking followers to target countries ...
  17. ISIS claims responsibility for Liege terror attack in which gunman ...https://www.thesun.co.uk  'RADICALISED' ex-drug dealer Benjamin Herman was on day ... ISIS has claimed responsibility for the terror attack
  18. Belgium officials say Liege "terrorist murder" gunman Benjamin ... cbsnews.com  The shooter, Belgian national Benjamin Herman, also took a woman ... the attack was being treated as terrorism given the way Herman acted, ...
  19. ISIS claim responsibility for Belgium terror attack as... - Daily Mail www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Pictured-Two-police-colleagues-murdered-Belgium-attack.html2 days ago - The attacker, named as Benjamin Herman, knifed police officer Lucile Garcia, 54, and her colleague Soraya Belkacemi, 45, from behind before ...
  20. Prison May Have Made Belgian Attacker a Radical, Officials Say - The New York Times  may have come in contact withextremist inmates, investigators say, and converted to Islam [20]
  21. Belgian justice lets out a violent, unstable, radicalized and stuck prisoner: balance 3 dead .  Benjamin Herman, is listed since 2017 by the State Security suspected of radicalism.  perpetrator had benefited from a two-day prison leave to prepare for his reintegration planned release in 2020  Held since 2013, has never received parole, but  already benefited from 11 one-day discharge permits and 13 two-day prison discharges that had gone well. So it was hard to predict that it would be bad for the 14th time, said Koen Geens.

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