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Another shooting in the centre of Brussels as drug gang war rages

Police work in an area around the Clemenceau metro station after a shooting incident in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)

Police work in an area around the Clemenceau metro station after a shooting incident in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy) - Copyright Sylvain Plazy/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved

Published on 16/02/2025 - 12:53 GMT+1•Updated 12:54

And in an indication of how serious the violence is, the Minister of the Interior and Security Bernard Quintin visited the scene of the shooting.

A 19 year old man was shot dead near Clemenceau Metro station on Saturday night in the third shooting in the area in just two weeks, Dutch broadcaster VRT reported.

A masked gunman armed with an assault rifle was captured on CCTV.

A few days ago the Brussels prosecutor blamed the recent shootings on a turf war between criminal gangs.

Our journalists are working on this story and an update will follow shortly.

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