Reacting to Accusations: How Do Belgian Local Authorities Respond to French Minister’s Claims?

2023-07-01 10:58:00

For 4 nights in France, the police have often been attacked by fireworks. Friday evening, the French Minister of the Interior points to a responsibility of Belgium. According to Gérald Darmanin, some of the French breakers cross the border to get mortars from us.

How do the Belgian local authorities react to these accusations from the French minister?

Gérald Darmanin’s observation is partly confirmed since during the night of Thursday to Friday, a fireworks technician from Templeuve was the victim of a theft. Equipment was taken away. The thieves also stole… confetti shooters.

Since Friday around 4 p.m., a police order has banned the sale of fireworks throughout the town of Tournai. The merchants met this morning understand, accept, and regret a slight shortfall in this marriage period.

But for the mayor, it is a decision taken in solidarity with the French authority. “We are faced with an observation. There have been thefts of this material. Material which is very important, and we suspect that it is not to celebrate July 14 or July 21”says Paul-Olivier Delannois, the mayor of Tournai. “The second thing is that we know that some stores have made more than 40% of their turnover. We suspect that there is a risk of aggravating the situation. When violence is at our doorstep, in France, a friendly country, I think we have to take the facts into consideration, without necessarily judging.”

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