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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57168576
Apparently, our suspect is a former sniper in the military. He's armed and supposedly even has rocket launchers.
The political angle here is that he's apparently a far right extremist who is also on a terrorist watchlist.
UPDATE:
He's still on the run. He has been "spotted" by an elementary schoolkid in a small town in Belgium.
Apparently he boobie trapped his cars to blow up the cops that would've opened the door.
Special Belgian police units are searching for a heavily armed soldier with far-right views who they believe poses a serious threat.
The suspect has been named as Jurgen Conings, a military shooting instructor who took weapons from a barracks.
He is said to have made threats in the past against virologist Marc Van Ranst, who led Belgium's public health response to coronavirus.
Mr Van Ranst and his family have been taken to a safe place.
Latest reports say as many as 350 police and some military have been deployed in and around a national park near the Dutch border. Six shots or "detonations" were reportedly heard in the area at 18:35 local time (17:35 BST) but it is unclear if this was gunfire. A motorway going through the area was closed because of the operation.
Apparently, our suspect is a former sniper in the military. He's armed and supposedly even has rocket launchers.
The political angle here is that he's apparently a far right extremist who is also on a terrorist watchlist.
UPDATE:
He's still on the run. He has been "spotted" by an elementary schoolkid in a small town in Belgium.
Apparently he boobie trapped his cars to blow up the cops that would've opened the door.
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