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There were two shootings in Brussels on Saturday night, leaving one person dead and one seriously injured.
In the face of rising drug crime, Brussels will focus its efforts on key drug "hotspots" in the capital, for examplé Matonge and Brussels-Midi station, according to the region’s minister-president
An estimated 900 people took part in a Brussels march against police violence over the weekend, marking the International Day against Police Violence and Repression on 15 March.
While drug-related shootings in Brussels have grabbed headlines in recent days, neighbourhood associations warn that the problem is nothing new.
Brussels police have responded to another drug-related shooting over the weekend, this time at Place Lehon in Schaerbeek in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Brussels mayors are demanding stronger measures to combat drug violence in the Belgian capital.
One person has died after a series of shootings near Porte de Hal in Brussels in recent days.
A plan to combat violence on public transport in Flanders includes allowing ticket inspectors to wear bodycams and issuing individual bans on boarding buses.
Brussels mayor Philippe Close and the capital’s police force have come under fire for defending the administrative arrests of schoolchildren in the aftermath of recent rioting in France.
