A 13-year-old Boy has been kidnapped in Belgium by heavily armed Criminals out of his parents house and only after 42 days of the hostage released. The Belgian Federal police announced the case on Monday. The child had come in the night before-free and healthy. During raids at several places, then the seven Suspects had been arrested. Belgian media speculated about a fact in the drug scene. The kidnappers have demanded a five million Euro ransom.
Officially, the Federal police described the case as: In the night from 20. on the 21. April will be invaded by armed and masked perpetrators of violence in the family home in East Belgium Genk and had abducted the 13-Year-old. During the 42 days of the hostage crisis there had always been contacts between the kidnappers and the family. It is a ransom had been demanded. Two Times the kidnappers a sign of life of the child had sent.
hostage situation in Belgium: a 13-year-old Boy after 42 days of free
After intensive investigations, several Suspects had been identified, informed the police. The child was finally in the night to the 1. June released unharmed to the left. Eight searches had taken place in the province of Limburg and four more in Antwerp. The seven Suspects should be brought before a judge.
According to information from the broadcaster, the VRT, and the newspaper “Het Belang van Limburg” is supposed to be among those arrested an Islamist Extremist and convicted of Syria-fighters. The Prosecutor’s office have not confirmed this Information initially reported to the Agency Belga.
kidnapping case of a 13-Year-olds in Belgium: Is violence between Drug lords behind it?
Open to the authorities to let the Background of the act of violence and the question of whether ransom money flowed. The channel RTBF reported that a part of the required sum had not been paid. The family of the kidnapped boy was because of Connections to the drug trade, police known. However, the Sender also made it clear that so far had not confirmed whether it was “violence between Drug lords”. The victim and his family receive medical and psychological help.
police chief Eric Snoeck praised the determination of the success of its authority in the middle of the Corona-crisis. The officials determined, often under very difficult circumstances, an active and discreet. He was proud of the daily struggle of its employees against organised crime and terrorism. In the case, the investigators worked together, according to official information with the police and the judiciary in the Netherlands, France and the United States. Here, the Berlin police approaching with the boat, and solves the “water Rave” in FOCUS Online Here, the Berlin police approaching with the boat, and solves the “water Rave” on
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