Belgian killing : 80,000 protest
Around 80,000 people gathered in the capital of Belgium on Sunday to protest the cowardly killing of a teenager. The victim was stabbed to death after refusing to give his MP3 player to two robbers. Belgian police have so far not been able to track down the killers. Prime Minister Verhofstadt promised Belgium would do more against youth crime.
The 17-year-old was stabbed to death at the busy Brussels Central train station, a killing that shocked the nation.
“The demonstration is an important signal which I fully back,” said Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said. “We will put more effort into combating youth crime.”
Van Holsbeeck’s parents had asked for a nonpolitical, silent march, and requested that political parties remain in the background. The march went by the central train station, where protesters laid hundreds of flowers.
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