Pics: Extreme Right Wing Belgian Soldier being hunted – Hundreds are clearing forests in search of Belgian soldiers, the Netherlands alert
The part of the Belgian National Park Hoge Kempen where the fugitive soldier Jurgen Conings is hiding will be combed by 250 officers and 150 soldiers. This has been announced by the Public Prosecution Service in Belgium. The country has also enlisted the help of neighboring countries to deal with the radicalized military.
The Dutch police are ready in case Conings tries to cross the Dutch border. The police "are alert and on edge," says a spokeswoman for the National Police Unit. It is not clear how many police units are standing by in the Limburg border area.
Shots heard
Conings is hiding just across the Limburg border in Hoge Kempen National Park, between Genk and Maasmechelen. Last night shots were heard, possibly from a firearm of the refugee professional soldier. Shots were also heard this morning.
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The very experienced shooting instructor from the Belgian army has extreme right-wing ideas and has made serious threats against, among others, the Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst. The man would hide in the woods with a submachine gun and a handgun.
Children at home
The search began after he failed to return home Monday night and found suicide notes on Tuesday and heavy weapons. Special units of the Belgian police, as well as detection dogs, are also participating in the search.
Many parents in the area have kept their children out of school, school principals told the Nieuwsblad. According to the newspaper, this mainly concerns children from families with a migration background for fear of the military’s extreme right-wing ideas. Mosques in the area are also guarded by the police.
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