Shootings surge as drug gangs torment Brussels
This year alone there have been more than 65 shootings in the Belgian capital, as drug crime soars.
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"We see a lot of young people getting paid a few hundred euros. They get a weapon, AK-47 or other heavy weapon, and then they get a mission."
— Jurgen de Landsheer , Executive
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This year alone there have been more than 65 shootings in the Belgian capital, as drug crime soars.
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