Shops sowed the concern Sunday morning in Matonge, Ixelles. No one injured is reported, but impacts have been noted. The investigation, still in progress, mobilizes local police and ballistics experts.
Detonations evoking shots in the Matonge district in Ixelles were reported on Sunday morning, reports the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police, confirming information from the Dutch-speaking media Bruzz. No victim has been identified at this stage.
Several calls were sent to the police around 05:15 am Sunday morning to warn that shots were taken near Longue-Vie rue and rue de la Paix, in the Matonge district, in Ixelles. The units of the Anti-Agression Brigade (BAA) and the Territorial Interventions Brigade (BTI) went immediately on site. Two security perimeters were installed to secure the area. Traffic was interrupted in the sector until 10:00 am.
The investigation, still in progress, is carried out by the local police in the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles zone, with the support of the technical services which carried out ballistic analyzes on site. “”The survey is active and all the tracks are explored“, Specifies Ilse Van de Keere, spokesperson for the police area.
Traces of the incident are visible in the rue de la Paix, where several impacts have been located and reported by numbered beacons. An entrance window was perforated by a ball, as is a black minivan type vehicle parked nearby, noted Bruzz.
