Two people have been killed yesterday at around 6:30 PM Belgium time in a “counter-terrorism” raid in Verviers in eastern Belgium and the security alert level has been raised in the kingdom, according to a Belgian prosecutor. Magistrate Eric Van der Sypt said that the suspects were on the verge of committing a major attack and that they immediately opened fire on security forces. He said in an emergency news conference at 8:30 PM last night that raids were under way in the Brussels region and Verviers. Belgium’s terror alert level was raised to its second highest level.
International News
14 01 2015
“Je suis Charlie” – All is forgiven
The latest issue of Charlie Hebdo will go on sale in Belgium on Thursday, confirms Prodipresse (Association of Press Distributors). According to Christophe Michel, Deputy Manager of the association, “The new issue will be available in France on Wednesday but in Belgium, it always comes out on Thursdays”. They are still getting many calls from their affiliates asking for more copies. A total of 3 million copies of Wednesday’s issue will be printed, instead of the one million initially planned. Belgium would receive only 20,000 copies instead of the 80,000 they had ordered. This week’s edition of the magazine will show a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad, weeping while holding a sign saying “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) – a slogan widely used following the attack on the magazine to express support – under the headline “All is forgiven”.
