2023-08-26 10:28:53
August 26, 2023 Today at 12:27 PM
Two Delhaize stores in Denderleeuw were vandalized. The supermarket chain filed a complaint. In Wallonia and Brussels, 14 Delhaize supermarkets remain closed.
The supermarket Delhaize and the Proxy Delhaize de Denderleeuwin East Flanders, were vandalized overnight from Friday to Saturday, confirmed the spokesman for the chain of large distribution, Roel Dekelver. Two complaints were filed with the police.
The facts took place around 3 a.m. and were filmed by surveillance cameras. The Proxy Delhaize was smeared with paint while two supermarket windows were smashed. Paint was also used.
“We regret these facts”, declares Roel Dekelver. “Staff and operators are shocked. This is criminal behavior and vandalism. Delhaize filed a complaint with the police for the facts at the supermarket. The operator of Proxy Delhaize, which will soon also operate the future supermarket which will be franchised, has done the same for its own store.
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