A chair was thrown from several floors through the windshield of a police car in a residential area in Laeken. The police officers were not injured and police are currently investigating the matter; no one has been arrested so far.
The police union VSOA shared the images of the incident on social media. The video shows how a wooden chair was thrown down from several floors when a police car enters the Model District in Laeken. The seat shattered the windshield of the vehicle.
Gisteren werd een politiepatrouille in Laken getrakteerd met een stoel doorheen de voorruit van hun combi. Gelukkig bleven de collega's ongedeerd. Nultolerantie t.a.v. politiediensten @VincentVQ ? pic.twitter.com/Uzg8neJUnO
— VSOA POLITIE (@VSOAPOLITIE) August 24, 2022
“The incident took place on Tuesday evening around 18:00,” reports Ilse Van de keere of the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone. "When our officers wanted to leave after an intervention in the Modelwijk in Laeken, a chair was thrown on the windscreen of the police car. The windscreen was completely shattered. Fortunately, there was only damage to the vehicle and no one was injured."
Related News
- Hooligans vandalise Brussels restaurant Le Falstaff at Bourse
- 1,230 arrests following SKY ECC messaging service bust
Police are investigating the matter, but so far no arrests have been made. "We take this incident very seriously," says Van Dekeere. "We cannot accept this. Our people are at the service of the population when they need us. This is not possible, so we have started an investigation."
