Wacko College Courses (2)

This is the second in our series of "Wacko College Courses".

City University of New York reportedly offered a course on Antifa, and from its description, it is hardly critical. Campus Reform has the report here.

"According to the course description, the seminar was based on “the premise that racialized and colonized peoples have been at the forefront of theorizing, challenging, and dismantling fascism, white supremacy, and other modes of authoritarian rule over the last century.”

"The course covered topics such as “antifascist traditions,” “racial justice,' 'anti-imperialist movements,” “intersectional feminism,” and “contradictions of capitalism.”

I think you get the idea.

Keep in mind that CUNY suffered its share of unrest in support of Hamas post October 7.

Not far away at the University of Connecticut, administrators are trying to decide if they should keep a mandatory course on "anti-black racism" though it may violate new Dept. of Justice guidelines regarding federal funding of schools that continue to teach DEI. Campus Reform has the story here.

At the University of North Georgia, a student has complained that she had to pay about $100 for a textbook in her International Public Relations class, in which the book describes Christianity as "a white supremacist group". The College Fix has the report here.

"The textbook is “International Public Relations: Negotiating Culture, Identity, and Power,” published in 2007 by authors Thomas Gaither of Elon University and Patricia Curtin of the University of Oregon." 

Meanwhile at Harvard, which is supposed to be our most prestigious university, has a class on prominent black women in politics. Sounds benign enough, but apparently, black conservative women are omitted altogether. The College Fix article can be read here.

And just a few miles away at Northeastern University (Massachusetts), the LGBTQIA+ Resource Center is hosting a sexual liberation/anti-fascist dance party, where the little rascals can let their hair down and even pick up a few sex resource goodies as well. Campus Reform has the report here.

Portugal: Parliament Votes in Favor of a Bill to Ban Burkas in Public Spaces

The Portuguese Parliament has passed a bill, proposed by the conservative Chega party that would ban burkas in public spaces, with some exceptions. The below article from Correio da Manhã is translated by Fousesquawk.

Parliament approves ban on burka in public spaces in Portugal.

The bill bans "clothes designed to hide the face". Chega made the proposal and the right approved.

October 17, 2025 at 12:41

The Parliament approved the ban on burkas in public spaces in Portugal. Chega had the support of the PSD, Liberal Initiative, and the CDS. The PS, Livre, PCP and Left Bloc voted against. PAN and JPP abstained.

With this bill, Chega proposes that it be "banned to use clothing designed to hide or block the showing of the face" in public speace, with some exceptions. At the opening of the debate, the leader of Chega specified that that objective is to ban women from wearing the burka in Portugal, and addressed immigrants in particular. The bill will now be discussed by the Parliamentary Commission on Constitutional Issues, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees.

"It is forbidden to force someone to hide their face for motives of gender or religion". The proposed penaties are fines that range from 200 to 4,000 euros. 

The bill also states that "the ban does not apply to airplanes or in diplomatic and consular facilities, and that faces can also be covered in religious places and other sacred locations, or for reasons of health.

Andre Ventura stated that a woman "forced to wear the burka is no longer free and independent, (but) becomes an object," and accused the left of hypocrisy for defending women's rights, but accepting a "culture that oppresses them".

The president of Chega pointed out that "various European countries are already moving toward banning burkas in public spaces," and pointed out that the European Court of Human Rights had decided that the French law in this respect was not contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights. 

At the conclusion of the debate, Madalena Cordeiro, also from Chega, stated from the podium that, "This is not Bangladesh, where you can do whatever you want". The deputy stated further, "Enough pretending that all cultures are equal". 

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France: Lola Murder Trial Begins

Lola-the victim

Three years ago, we reported on the abduction, rape, torture, and murder of 12-year-old Lola in Paris. The accused killer is an Algerian woman in her 20s named Dahbia Benkired, who, at the time, was under an order to leave French territory.

This week, the trial of Benkired opened in Paris. The article below from Europe 1 (France) is translated by Fousesquawk.

The murder of Lola: The family, in tears, confronts the defendant- Dahbia Benkired asks for forgiveness.

-Jean-Baptiste Marty

October 17, 2025, at 16:02-Updated October 17, 2025, at 23:57

Three years after the murder of the 12-year-old girl, the trial of Dahbia Benkired opened Friday at the Palace of Justice in Paris. The family of Lola, in tears, confronted the defendant for the first time, who offered a half-hearted apology.

Three years ago, the death of Lola, a 12-year-old girl, discovered in a suitcase in the rear courtyard of her apartment building in Paris, after having been tortured and raped, sparked widespread emotion across France.

The trial of the defendant, Dahbia Benkired, a 27-year-old Algerian, under an order to leave French territory at the time, opened at the Palace of Justice in Paris on Friday, October 17, and the first poignant moments were when Delphine Daviet, Lola's mother, and her older brother, Thibaut, approached the bar in tears.

They asked to address Dahbia Benkired in the name of the entire family. "We would like for you to tell the truth, and nothing but the whole truth," Thibaut said, his lips trembling.

Character examination

A decimated family, the emotion is very, very strong. Friday morning, about 20 of the family and friends arrived together, in a group, at the Palace of Justice in Paris. All were dressed in white t-shirts. On them, a picture of Lola, the young girl with blond hair and blue eyes.

In the dock, Dahbia Benkired, her hair tied back in a bun, her face puffy. She was able to speak for the first time on Friday morning and asked the family for forgiveness.

"It's her trial, so I think she is also expecting to get questions, to have the opportunity to answer them," said Attorney  Mathias Darmon, lawyer for the Innocence in Danger Association, a civil party ( to the trial). "And I hope she will have explanations to give us on the atrocities she may have committed."

The court first drew lots for the jurors who will participate in this trial. The hearing continued on Friday with the character examination of Dahbia Benkired.

A drug addicted past

She says half-heartedly to the court, "I ask for forgiveness, it is horrible what I did, and I regret it," she tries to apologize. Later during the hearing, the president of the court asks her about her drug addicted past. "I smoked a lot, I lost count. It could have been more than 20 joints a day. I stopped for a while, but I started again the week before the incident," she explains.

On the television screens, the body of Lola is projected. One can see the young girl, completely nude, curled up in the trunk with gray tape across her face. Lola's mother, her brother, and some 20 relatives who are accompanying her, all dressed in white t-shirts emblazoned with the image of the young girl, leave the room in tears.

 Dagbia Benkired, a blank stare fixed on the screens, her face showing no emotion. The verdict is expected on Friday, October 24, 2025.

Anti-Semitism in Sweden: Another Black Eye for Malmö

This article first appeared in New English Review. 

Malmö, Sweden

Malmö, the third-largest city in Sweden, has a long history with its Jewish community. Two hundred and fifty years, in fact, which was scheduled to be celebrated with a Jewish film festival from October 29 to November 2, sponsored by Jewish International Film Festivals (JIFF). The festival had nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, just films about Jewish life. Unfortunately, due to hostility toward Jews in the city, mostly due to the sizable Muslim population, about 25%, and fears of violence, the organizers have been unable to find a venue that would host the event. Thus, it appears the event will not take place. Over the past 250 years, the last several have not been good years for the Jewish community. This forced cancellation merely represents the latest chapter.

Much of Malmö's Jewish population is composed of descendants of those Jews who escaped from Denmark during the Nazi occupation in World War 2. In recent years, many members of that community have left the city or even the country due to rising tensions with the exploding Muslim community. In March 2009, a Davis Cup tennis match between Israel and Sweden had to be played in an empty stadium in the city, as pro-Palestinian protesters rioted and battled with police. Then-Malmö mayor, Ilmar Reepalu, was openly hostile to the Jewish community. His attitude, publicly expressed, was that if Jews who supported Israel were afraid for their safety, they were welcome to leave. As stated above, many have taken his advice.

To be fair, both the city and the Skåne region, where Malmö is located, had allocated funding for the film festival, but no suitable venue was willing to host the event, citing security concerns as a reason. There could be little doubt that the event would draw protesters and likely violence as well. The police, however, were ready and willing to provide the necessary security.

So once again, we see a European country caving in to the threat of a protest and/or violence from members of one city's restive Muslim population, which, when not harassing Jews, is committing all manner of violent crimes and periodically erupting in riots. (To be accurate, there is also the Antifa factor.) As in most Western European countries, a long-standing Jewish community is under threat of imported anti-Semitism from a recent immigrant community that has brought a centuries-old hatred of Jews with them, while the host country refuses to stand behind its Jewish fellow citizens and allow them the same rights and security as everyone else. In the case of Malmö itself, we have a city that distinguished itself as a haven for persecuted Jews in World War 2, but has, seemingly, lost its own sense of history.

My own opinion is that Europe has cynically calculated that the Muslims outnumber the Jews, and that the former are willing to resort to violence while the latter are not. Thus, the Jews are considered to be an "inconvenient" presence. While it is true that the city itself has tried to do the right thing by supporting the festival, it still constitutes an embarrassment that no facility, public or private, is willing to show films simply about Jewish people.

 

Sweden: Jewish Film Festival in Malmö Canceled for Security Reasons

A planned Jewish film festival to be held in Malmö Sweden, has had to be canceled due to security concerns. No theater in the city was willing to host the festival out of concern over protests or worse. The city is approximately 25% Muslim and has seen much unrest, violence, and anti-Israel agitation over the years. The once vibrant Jewish community has dwindled over the years due to safety concerns, and a soccer match involving an Israeli team had to be played before an empty, closed-off stadium several years back.

The article below from SVT is translated by Fousesquawk. Later today, we should have an English-subtitled version of the video in the article available. 

*(Update- October 17, 2025): Here it is, courtesy of Gates of Vienna. Subtitling by Gates of Vienna and Vlad Tepes, and translation by Fousesquawk)

Caption: Sofia Nerbrand and Ola Tedin are forced to cancel the planned Jewish film festival this fall. No theater will step up.

Jewish film festival is canceled in Malmö - Theaters say no for security reasons

Updated today at 15:22.  Posted today at 10:45

There was supposed to be a festival for newly produced Jewish films. But the organizers have no venue in Malmö.

"No theater is willing to step up," says Ola Tedin, organizer of JIFF, Jewish International Film Festivals.

Commercial theaters in . have refused to host a Jewish film festival, for example, Panora, which is managed by a non-profit cultural association. 

"A couple of them refer to security reasons. They are worried that something will happen," says Ola Tedin.

The organizers pinned their hope on Folkets Hus (Public House) on Nobel Square in Malmö, where there is a theater hall, which has previously been used to show films. The venue was available on the dates, 29 November to 2 December, but management refused for security reasons.

"I can't understand what kind of security threat there is in showing Jewish films," says Ola Tedin.

"The police always used to be available and have offered to be outside the venue this time as well," says Sofia Nerbrand, who is also an initiator of the festival.

The festival has received 160,000 kronor from the city of Malmö and 50,000 from the region of  Skåne.

Filmstaden: "Not an easy decision"

Filmstaden confirms it refrained from renting out its theaters for the festival.

"It was not an easy decision, but we prioritize security for our employees," writes Irene Hernberg, PR- director for Filmstaden North.

Panora refers to the workload that has led the association to decide against new festivals and larger events.

SVT  News Skåne is seeking comment from the theaters and Folkets Hus.

Katie Porter's Latest Train Wreck

On October 14, California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter (D) sat for an interview with Inside California Politics host Nikki Laurenzo. This came in the wake of a series of damaging tapes that have emerged of Porter losing her temper during interviews and verbally abusing aides. The entire interview can be viewed here from Fox2Now.

If Porter thought she was repairing the damage from the above videos, she only made things worse. The major part of the interview was about those videos and whether Porter had the temperament to be governor. She admitted several times that she "could have handled things better," but kept reverting back to the usual political talking points about "fighting for California values".

Most damagingly, Laurenzo asked Porter 4 times whether Porter could assure her voters that there were no more damaging videotapes out there. All 4 times, Porter skirted the question, again reverting to the same talking points. Then Laurenzo asked Porter 3 times if she would employ the same tactic that Adam Schiff had used against her in the last senatorial race, in which Schiff effectively boxed her out of the primary race by building up the Republican candidate, Steve Garvey, before defeating him in the general election. All 3 times, Porter repeated the same talking points, not answering the question. 

I wish I could say that Porter's performance has destroyed her candidacy, but given the string of recent governors we have had here in California, God only knows. It's very unlikely a Republican candidate can win the governorship in California, and the other Democrat candidates are similarly unappealing. In short, the future does not look bright for California.

A Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Yesterday would have been Charlie Kirk's 32nd birthday. Yesterday was also marked by the posthumous presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom award to Charlie, which President Trump presented to Charlie's widow, Erika. Here in Orange County, California, I was able to attend, along with my wife, an event last night paying tribute to Charlie. The event was sponsored by Protect Our Kids in concert with Turning Point USA. There were numerous speakers, including young representatives from local high schools who had started TPUSA chapters on their campuses. Many of the speakers had met Charlie or were personally acquainted with him. There were representatives of local Orange County school boards who decried the woke influence present in our schools and their efforts to combat the indoctrination of our children. 

It is instructive that this was not a public event, open to any and all. It was by special invitation, and care was taken not to announce it to the general public for security reasons. In all, there were about 450 people present, and security was tight. 

Why all the security? Isn't it obvious? After what happened to Charlie, coupled with other attacks happening around the nation, it was clear that to announce this to the general public would have invited loud protests, and worse yet, the danger of violence-deadly violence.

It was an emotional event, with the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, prayers, and appeals to the audience, especially young people, to emulate Charlie and not be silent. 

  

Takeaways From the Gaza Peace Ceremony

Lesson Learned?

I don't pretend to be an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and anything I write here today could evaporate tomorrow with a renewal of hostilities (which I think is eventually inevitable). I am grateful that the remaining Israeli hostages have been freed and are now back with their families. I do have a few takeaways from yesterday's treaty ceremony in Egypt. 

What in the world were all those European leaders doing there, sharing the spotlight, particularly Keir Starmer of Great Britain, Emmanuel Macron of France, Pedro Sanchez of Spain, and Mark Carney of Canada? They contributed nothing to the peace process and the deal that Trump, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and company worked out. Those four in particular threw a monkey wrench into the process with their recognition of a Palestinian state, even after the horrors of October 7th, and even as Hamas continued to fight and hold hostages. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, that corrupt little bureaucrat, was also there, for whatever reason I cannot fathom. And of course, there was Recep Erdogan of Turkey and Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, sitting up front with Trump, but they were involved in the negotiations, so I understand that. There were many others, of course, but the above names stood out to me the most.

This was clearly Trump's show, as demonstrated by how the other leaders stood in line to shake hands with him, kiss his ring, and get their pictures taken. In Israel, he is being hailed as a hero. Here at home, the Democrats and their stooges in the mainstream media are still trying to figure out how to react to all this. Trump is taking a victory lap, and there's not much they can say or do to change the narrative. The cessation of the fighting and the release of the hostages is undeniably one of Trump's greatest achievements, if not the greatest. Of course, neither Trump nor Witkoff will get the Nobel Peace Prize, just as Kushner never got the prize for the Abraham Accords during the first Trump administration due to the politicization of the award.

But will the peace last? Is this "peace in our time in the Middle East"? I guess that goes to the question of whether the Palestinians, particularly the Gazans, have learned their lesson.  The landscape in Gaza today resembles images of Berlin and other major German cities at the end of World War 2, as well as Japan's cities, most notably Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tens of thousands of Gazans have died in the 2-year conflict, both Hamas fighters and civilians. What are the Gazans thinking as they trudge back to what is left of their homes? Are they thinking enough is enough? Are the survivors of Hamas, whose leaders have pretty much all been killed, really deluding themselves into thinking that they won this war militarily as they climb out of their tunnels? 

Rational people would decide that they have learned their lesson, but we are not dealing with rational people here. The Palestinians, with their well-oiled propaganda machine, which has fooled millions worldwide, are working with a 1,400-year religious mindset that the land-all of it- must be theirs. The idea of a two-state solution is a naive Western idea. Hamas may be decimated as a military force, but the murderous, hateful ideology of Hamas is still there. The only solution I see is for Israel to fix the intelligence failure that allowed October 7 to happen and remain so strong that Hamas and its backers cannot defeat them. 

The Muslim Brotherhood in Sweden (22)

This is the latest in our series of translations from original European articles dealing with the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood in various European countries and the 22nd such article from Sweden. The article concerns a controversial thesis written by researcher Sameh Egyptson on how the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated Swedish society. Several complaints had been filed against the thesis alleging fabrication and falsification, as well as the inclusion of personal information about criminal convictions, political, and religious beliefs. After review, the thesis has been cleared of irregularities.

The article below in Fria Tider is translated by Fousesquawk.

Study on how Muslims infiltrate Sweden finally approved

Posted October 9, 2025

Domestic. Sameh Egyptson's rewritten thesis on how political Islam is infiltrating Swedish society is cleared of irregularity. The National Research Ethics Board (NPOF) has ruled in a new decision that he was not guilty of fabrication or falsification.

The thesis, which was published in 2023 and points out connections between Swedish organizations and the Muslim Brotherhood, was reported (to authorities) on several occasions. 

Among other things, the Board for Ethical Review (Önep), a controversial board with leftwing activists, decided to file a lawsuit against the study. According to Önep, the thesis dealt with personal information with connections to political and religious beliefs, as well as information about criminal convictions without the necessary ethics review approval. However, the prosecutor dropped the preliminary investigation.

NPOF has now concluded its review after receiving four complaints. The board has gone through 111 alleged errors-from factual errors and manipulation of sources to lack of reasoning. Several points have been corrected by Egyptson himself after his oral defense, and those that remain are judged not to constitute irregularity in research.

"This is a victory on all counts," Sameh Egyptson says to SVT after the decision was made public on Wednesday afternoon.

NPOF specifically reviews fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism.  In Egyptson's case, he is cleared of suspicion of fabrication and falsification. In addition to ÖNEP, Lund University's Board for Deviation from Good Research also felt that the thesis should be ethically reviewed. Egyptson disputed that he used sensitive personal information.

Egyptson now hopes to see more research in this area.

"I hope so, and I hope that young researchers dare to tackle this, and that politicians dare to change laws. And also that journalists will be able to go into the substance of the thesis and not into formalities, which many did," Egyptson tells SVT.

Going After Antifa

This article first appeared in New English Review.

President Trump's roundtable discussion this week on the topic of Antifa is a welcome development. Antifa is a loosely aligned movement that, for several years now, has engaged in riots, attacks, and disorders against the government and other institutions. They are violent, and in spite of their name (which means,"anti-fascist"), they are very fascist in nature.

Antifa, both in the US and Europe, has linked arms with the leftists of several stripes to protest a variety of issues, and whether it be the war in Gaza, anti-Israel, anti-Trump, or the anti-ICE enforcement, Antifa is ready to take to the streets and wreak havoc. They were prominent in the turbulent summer of 2020 when, among other things, they attacked the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon on a nightly basis. But now it is clear that the violence of  Antifa has reached new heights and that some of those who identify with Antifa are now looking to kill people, whether it be Charlie Kirk, President Trump, or ICE agents, as recent incidents have shown. The matter of combating Antiga has now taken on new urgency.

As I stated above, Antifa is a movement, not a formal organization. That is why I often use the terms "Antifa types" or "Antifa-inspired". Yet at the same time, there is a degree of national organization, with sophisticated networks, and people organizing violent protests, sending protesters from city to city, and planning crimes across state lines. What we are seeing in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other places is not about spur-of-the-moment anger on the part of local residents.  We are talking about professional agitators who respond to protests to ignite violence against people and property. What they are doing requires support from above in organization and financing. 

I noted that President Trump's round table included courageous people like freelance journalist Andy Ngo, who, for the last few years, has documented these Antifa riots at great risk to his personal safety. He has been physically attacked by Antifa types on several occasions. He reports accurately what the mainstream news tries to ignore or downplay.

Andy Ngo

So now the federal government, the Justice Department, and Homeland Security are going to treat Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, which is exactly what it is. They are going to go after not just those who actually commit violence on the streets, but the organizers, those who plan, those who send people from one place to another, those who finance all this. Hopefully, they are not starting from scratch. If the FBI has been doing its job for the past several years, it should already have thick files on who the players are. It is time to put that case together, and they have an array of federal laws to use, principally the conspiracy statutes, which are designed to prosecute the major players, those who may never be at the scene of a crime, but who give the orders, do the logistical work, and supply the money.

Many in government are pointing fingers at people like George Soros and his Open Society, as well as the National Lawyers Guild, a Marxist organization whose volunteers can be seen at most of these events, trying to document excessive use of force by police, and distinguished by their lime green caps. If Soros has given money to Antifa to finance these riots, as many believe he has, he may have finally made his big mistake and opened himself to federal prosecution. If that is the case, the government should also be able to seize his funds.

It is time to put the federal conspiracy statutes to work and remove these gangsters from society and into prison where they belong. 

Italy: Another Brutal Rape by a Migrant

Hat tip Gates of Vienna and Vlad Tepes.

Sondrio

Once again, a European country has experienced a brutal rape at the hands of a migrant. This time in Italy, in the town of Sondrio, located in the mountainous Valtellina region in northern Italy near the Swiss border. The victim is a 44-year-old woman walking home. The suspect is a young man from Mali, who was staying in a nearby refugee center.  Aside from the rape itself, one of the woman's ears was bitten off, and she was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

The below article in Sondrio Today is translated by Fousesquawk.

Raped and beaten in Sondrio while returning home: New details

The condition of the 44-year-old  woman from Tirano, brutally attacked in a parking lot near the train station, remains serious. The preliminary hearing will be on Thursday in the (Sondrio) court.

New details are emerging on the brutal attack that took place on the night of Monday into Tuesday in Sondrio. The victim is a 44-year-old woman, a resident of Tirano, who was in the area of the train station returning home when she was approached, forcibly dragged, and then savagely beaten by a young man, born in 2001, and originating from Mali, his initials K.M., a refugee and staying at the Cooperativa Itaca Onlus in Valle di Colorina, which is a reception center for refugees. 

The incident occurred on via Morbegno, in the parking lot behind the gas station on via Tonale. It is not yet clear how much time elapsed between the attack and the call to 118, which came in at 23:30, thanks to a passerby who noticed the woman lying on the ground, covered in blood, and in a state of semi-consciousness.

Upon the arrival of medical personnel, the 44-year-old had serious injuries: Her face was completely swollen, one ear was bitten off, and there were numerous lacerations all over her body with evident signs of sexual violence. For this, she was immediately transported to the hospital in Sondrio, where she spent the first night sedated and intubated. During the day on Tuesday, she regained consciousness, but her condition did not permit questioning by investigators. This will be reexamined today.

The arrestee

After what had tragically occurred, the officers of the Flying Squad and the Mobile Squad (police) tracked down the suspect within a few hours. They arrested him not far from the scene of the attack. The young man, in a state of intoxication from the consumption of alcohol or drugs, had blood-stained clothes and a backpack containing the identity card, health insurance card, and bancomat card of the victim. The 24-year-old, defended by the office of  Sondrio lawyer, Paolo Marchi, was arrested on charges of sexual assault, robbery, and serious bodily injuries, and was taken to the Sondrio jail on orders of judicial authorities. The preliminary hearing will take place in all probability, on the morning of Thursday, October 9, in the presence of a translator.

Condemnation of public opinion

What happened has profoundly shocked public opinion. The brutality of the attack and the serious condition of the woman have aroused dismay and outrage. The local parties, Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), Lega (including a comment by Vice Premier Matteo Salvini), the Democratic Party, the Northern Pact, and Forza Italia have harshly condemned the vile act, as well as the mayor of Sondrio, Marco Scaramelini. What has happened has reopened the debate on the issue of accepting migrants, arousing discussions on security and the policy of operating reception centers in Italy.

Belgium: Update on Terror Plot

Translation by Fousesquawk

According to Belgian press reports, the suspected terrorists arrested yesterday in Antwerp were also targeting Dutch politician Geert Wilder for assassination, as well as Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever, both outspoken critics of Islamic immigration and the threat it poses to their countries and Europe.

One of the suspects is identified by De Morgen as A.B, a 23-year-old of Chechen origin. HLN further identifies him as Abdullah B.

The other suspect is an 18-year-old man of Moroccan origin, named only as E.J.

In the interest of time, we have only translated the first few paragraphs with the relevant information. Time allowing, the complete article from De Morgen will be translated later.

Two suspects held in investigation into Antwerp terror cell: Geert Wilders also named as possible target, election campaign suspended

The two suspects arrested yesterday in the investigation into the Antwerp terror cell, who had Premier Bart de Wever (N-VA) as a target, have been ordered held in custody by the investigating judge. Meanwhile, Dutch politician Geert Wilders confirms that he was also named as a target.

Caption: Premier Bart de Wever (N-VA)

One of the suspects being held is A.B., a 23-year-old of Chechen origin from Borsbeek, who was found with a 3D printer. "My client is cooperating with the investigation and has made a statement," says his lawyer, Sven de Potter. 

He is suspected of a number of terrorist offenses and has been ordered held in custody by the investigating judge. He will appear before the Council Chamber on Wednesday, which will decide on his further custody. As to the contents of his questioning, I cannot say. He is deeply affected by what has happened."

The other suspect is E.J., an 18-year-old young man with Moroccan roots from Sint-Rochusstraat in Deume, close to the residence of De Wever. Components for an explosive (device) were found yesterday in his possession.

Both were taking security training courses, one at a secondary school, the other at a college. The Sint-Norbertus Institute made it clear to the press that making explosives was not part of the training. The two will appear on Wednesday before the Council Chamber, the Federal Prosecutor's Office reports.