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• Brussels Honors Late Teen Athlete Mehdi Bouda with Basketball Court Dedication
  17 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  April 15 marks the 19th birthday of young Mehdi. The municipality of Anderlecht has chosen this date to officially inaugurate the basketball court in Peterbos in memory of Mehdi Bouda, a young athlete who left us prematurely on August 20, 2019. In the same dynamic, the brother of the deceased and his friends organized an amateur basketball tournament in tribute to the young Brusseler. "We wanted to pay tribute to him with friends by organizing a basketball tournament. For us, it’s a very (…)

• Undocumented Immigrant Heroically Rescues Neighbors from Anderlecht Fire
  9 November 2024, by Prince

  Younes Agouram, a young undocumented immigrant of Moroccan origin, burned his hands while saving neighbors from a fire that broke out on the night of Thursday to Friday, rue de Fiennes in Anderlecht.
  The 20-year-old young man did not hesitate to climb onto the balcony of the burning building to help the victims. "I burned my hands on the balcony railing, which was hot because of the fire," he confides to La Dernière Heure, before adding: "We managed to get someone out from their window, (…)

• Unprovoked Attack on Muslim Woman in Brussels Caught on Camera, Suspect Sought
  18 January 2019, by Said

  As she was walking quietly in the street with her daughter, a veiled woman received a violent punch, for no apparent reason, from a man passing by her side.
  The scene was filmed on December 30 by a surveillance camera. Walking in the street and carrying groceries with her daughter, a man with a can in his hand dealt her a violent punch in the face before fleeing.
  According to the website Sud Info, a complaint was filed at the police station by the victim and contrary to what is (…)

• Mother Stabbed While Taking Children to School in Brussels, Condition Stabilizes
  3 April 2019, by Amine

  A veiled woman who was taking her children to school has just been attacked with a knife, this Tuesday, very early on the Chaussée de Ninove in Anderlecht.
  Around 7:20 am yesterday Tuesday, a mother, Laila H.G., was attacked with a knife while she was driving her three children, aged 8 to 11, to school. The man fled. And the children witnessed the attack.
  The victim had a deep wound to the abdomen and was taken to the hospital in intensive care to undergo surgery, her life having (…)

• Belgian International Nacer Chadli Joins Anderlecht on Loan from Monaco
  13 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Belgian international of Moroccan origin, Nacer Chadli, has joined the Mauves. The contract for his loan to Anderlecht was made official on Sunday, August 11, 2019.
  The Belgian winger and former Monaco player is joining Anderlecht on loan, without a purchase option, to strengthen their squad. Nacer Chadli, the seventh recruit of the Mauves, joins, like Samir Nasri, the team to bring the young players to "a higher level".
  For Michael Verschueren, Anderlecht’s Sporting Director, the (…)

• Metro Hero Prevents Suicide at Brussels Station, Saves Mother of Two
  13 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  Mounir B. saved a mother of two children from imminent suicide, on Sunday, February 9, 2020, on the platform of the Jacques Brel station in Anderlecht. Wanting to end her life, this woman asked him to push her as the next train arrived.
  "It’s so unexpected. I first thought it was a joke. But no, this lady really wanted to throw herself under the metro; but she didn’t have the courage to do it. So, she asked me to help her," testifies Mounir B. He immediately called 101 so that the (…)

• Adil’s Uncle Pleads for Peace After Teen’s Death in Brussels Police Chase
  12 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  "I am Adil’s uncle, may he rest in peace. I ask you to stop destroying everything, please. We are already not well, we are in mourning, in pain in our hearts. Please stop destroying everything, doing anything. For Adil’s memory, rather pray for him and let justice take its course." This is how he addressed the protesters on social media, particularly Snapchat. A message written in French and Arabic.
  On Friday, Adil, a 19-year-old young man, died during a car chase. His scooter collided (…)

• Violent Protests Erupt in Brussels Following Teen’s Death in Police Chase
  12 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  Throwing stones, gunshots fired, two police officers injured, by a paving stone and a Molotov cocktail, a police van, theft of a weapon, an empty truck tank set on fire in the Peterbos district... The rally called by young people to protest against the death of Adil, a 19-year-old, degenerated. In total, fifty young people responded to this call.
  A hundred police officers from the Brussels-Midi zone had to intervene, with the support of other zones, on Saturday. They combed the area around (…)

• Family of Adil, Teen Killed in Brussels Police Chase, Calls for Peace Amid Unrest
  13 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  In a video broadcast by RTBF, the father of the young deceased, Mohamed Larbi Charrot, expressed his and the family’s wish to mourn Adil. While inviting the rioters to wisdom and confinement, the father believes that these riots will not be able to bring his son back. "We call for calm here. We are against violence. We love our son and we want to mourn in peace," explained the family man.
  Following him, Jamal Allachi, a family member, agrees and recalls that the family wants to live (…)

• Investigation Launched into Fatal Police Chase in Brussels
  13 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Brussels public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation following the death of Adil in a police chase, on Friday around 9:00 pm in Anderlecht. The investigation will determine the exact circumstances of the accident.
  "An investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the accident. The public prosecutor’s office has requested the federal police laboratory, a forensic doctor and an automotive expert on site," said Willemien Baert, spokeswoman for the Brussels (…)