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Museum bloodbath puts Belgians on terror alert

May 29, 2014 09:10
A mourner at the site of the attack (Photo: AP)

ByAnonymous, Anonymous

3 min read

V Five days after a lone gunman shot dead four people at Brussels’ Jewish Museum, the fear and anger is palpable.

“We are in a state of war. The terrorist is still at large. When you see the video images of the shooter, it’s really frightening because he might act again,’’ said Brigitte Weberman, a consultant who works for a local Jewish radio station.

“I am worried for my children who go to a Jewish school and youth movements. When I take them to school, I am scared. When my daughter tells me that she goes out with friends, I am scared. I asked my children not to wear a Magen David,’’ she added.

Mrs Weberman learned about the attack through her husband, who works in the same street as the museum. “He heard gunshots and called me,” she said.