Man held for 'driving at crowd' in Antwerp, Belgium

[brooklynite]

Source: BBC

A man has been arrested in the Belgian city of Antwerp on suspicion of driving at a crowd, police say.

A police spokesman said the vehicle had French number plates and was driven "at high speed" into the Meir, Antwerp's main shopping street.

"A man in camouflage was taken away," the spokesman said in a televised news conference in Antwerp.

There have been no reports of injuries.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39369202?ocid=socialflow_twitter

[HoneyBadger]

1. Copycat

Going to see concrete barriers and chicanes set up in tourist areas

[Coventina]

2. Yep. Exactly. n/t

[Taxandrian]

3. Information update

New updates from Belgium.

The man was apparently highly intoxicated, so much so that questioning him hasn't started yet. Eye witnesses say the driver didn't aim for people but was driving erratically.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thanks! That would sure explain a lot!

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