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Five men have been handed suspended sentences of between two-and-a-half and three years for luring gay men to a parking area in East Flanders in order to rob and humiliate them.

A man is led away by police after committing an offence in a Belgian train station. Brussels train stations have seen a significant rise in crime in contrast to stations in other provinces. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)
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In contrast to the downward trend in other provinces, crime in Brussels train stations is on the rise.

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Someone has been scattering nails on the double bike lane on Quai des Charbonnages, along the Brussels Canal.

Illustration picture shows masked and equipped members of the Special Forces team of the federal police, in Brussels (BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM)
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After more than two years of intensive investigations, some 200 simultaneous searches took place on Tuesday morning in the context of a major operation against organised crime in Belgium.

A police officer scoops a specimen of cocaine from a package discovered in Gent. Belgium has seen a significant rise in cocaine entering the country over the past year. (BELGA PHOTO LIEVEN VAN ASSCHE)
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The Liège prosecutor's office revealed on Monday that 1.2 tonnes of cocaine had been accidentally discovered on 14 December in cement bags on an unloading dock on the banks of the river Meuse, nea

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A Brussels court began hearing arguments today in the appeal of murder convictions handed down to former politician Christian Van Eyken and his wife, Sylvia Boigelot.

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The longer that salons are closed to customers in Belgium, the more Belgians are going to a neighbouring country to get their hair cut.

An activist wears a t-shirt protesting the possible release on parole of child murderer Marc Dutroux. Public opposition to his release remains strong in Belgium (BELGA PHOTO)
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The lawyer of convicted paedophile and child murderer Marc Dutroux, Bruno Dayez, has revealed that his client will not be pursuing parole based on a psychiatric report which states Dutroux still r

A bicycle box with parking places for bicycles in Brussels (BELGA).
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Brussels municipalities will receive €500,000 in additional funding to install more bicycle parking facilities around the city, including new secure bicycle boxes. The additional grants are

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