Several teenagers were forced into a stolen vehicle and robbed on Thursday in Brabant-Wallon cities Braine-l'Alleud and Waterloo, according to the region's public prosecutor's office.
The first incident took place shortly after 13:00 on Chaussée de Charleroi in Braine-l'Alleud. A teenager born in 2011 was forced into a stolen car. The victim was threatened with a knife and made to hand over personal belongings before being allowed to leave the vehicle.
Shortly afterwards, the same suspects targeted two other teenagers, both born in 2010, in Rue de la Station in Waterloo. They were also threatened with a knife and robbed. The two victims were later dropped off on Avenue Florida.
The suspects then attempted to force another teenager into the vehicle, but the youth refused and managed to avoid getting in.
Police from the Brussels anti-banditry unit located the stolen vehicle at around 15:40 in Rue Isidoor Teirlinck in Molenbeek Saint- Jean. Federal forensic officers were called to examine the car.
An investigation is ongoing.
