The Antwerp police have taken additional security measures in the Jewish quarter on top of those that are always in force at the current threat level. This confirms the spokesman for Antwerp mayor Bart De Wever (N-VA). The decision comes after the attack in Vienna. “As always, the police are also closely monitoring the intelligence”, it sounds.
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The Jewish community in our country is in full alert after the attack in Vienna near a synagogue. That says Michael Freilich, representative of the Jewish community in Belgium. He advises everyone to be extra vigilant.
“Synagogues and Jewish cultural centers are closed, but a number of schools provide emergency accommodation and kosher supermarkets are of course also open. The mayor of Antwerp immediately had extra security measures activated, for which the Jewish community is grateful to him, ”Freilich continues in the statement.
During a hearing in the Chamber on October 21, OCAD confirmed that the Jewish community still has terror level 3. That indicates a ‘serious’ threat where an attack is ‘possible and likely’ ”, it sounds.
The Forum of Jewish Organizations (FJO) says that it “was horrified to learn of the terrorist attack near a synagogue in Vienna”. The FJO emphasizes that in the event of a revival of Salafist terrorism in Europe, it would be “an irresponsible decision by the Belgian government to withdraw soldiers from the streets”. “The coalition agreement concluded by the parties within the new government mentions a gradual withdrawal of the military from the streets of Belgian cities. The FJO intends to discuss this announcement with the responsible ministers ”, the organization said.
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