The Brussels district of Molenbeek is considered a hub of Islamic radicalism. It was this neighborhood that spawned the horrific Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels in 2015 and 2016 respectively. But that doesn't mean that all the news out of Molenbeek is bad. The good news is that there was a Syrian wedding party in Molenbeek on Tuesday night.
Now for the bad news. The party took a turn for the worse when a shooting occurred in which one celebrant was shot in the leg. In addition, a knife fight also broke out with one combatant getting stabbed in the back.
The below article from the Dutch-language Belgian daily, Nieuwsblad, is translated by Fousesquawk.
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230607_96024797
Syrian wedding party in Molenbeek gets out of control: Two seriously wounded in shooting and knife fight.
The events took place in the Salle (Hall) Excellence in Molenbeek
A Syrian wedding on Tuesday evening in Molenbeek got entirely out of hand. Two people were injured: One of them by a bullet in the leg and the second by a stab in the back.
Dirk Coosemans
Today at 09:39
The events played out around 23:30 at Mariemontkaal in Molenbeek. In the banquet hall, a Syrian wedding party was in progress when a big argument broke out, which ended in a shooting and a knife fight. "According to the initial results of the investigation, two men were injured. One of them got a knife in the back, the other a bullet in the leg," the Brussels Prosecutor's Office confirmed.
The reason for the argument is, at this moment, not known. Though the two victims were transported with serious injuries, they are not reported to be life-threatening. The Prosecutor's Office has begun an investigation, but as yet, nobody is under arrest.
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