Mayors stop all commercial activities in Brussels Noordwijk overnight after fatal stabbing

Mayors shut down commercial activities in Brussels' Noord District to “calm tensions” after Thursday’s fatal knife attack

The decision follows Thursday evening’s stabbing incident in which one police officer was killed and another injured.

Mayors stop all commercial activities in Brussels Noordwijk overnight after fatal stabbing

De burgemeesters van de Brusselse gemeenten Schaarbeek en Sint-Joost hebben beslist dat alle commerciële activiteiten in de Noordwijk de komende maand moeten worden stilgelegd tussen 1 uur ’s nachts en 6 uur ’s ochtends. Dat meldt VRT Nws. Ze willen er zo de rust garanderen na de steekpartij waarbij donderdagavond een politieman omkwam.

Businesses in Brussels Noordwijk must close overnight for one month

16:00 All commercial activities in the Noordwijk in Brussels will be stopped overnight for one month, a response to the murder of a young policeman on Thursday evening.

Mayors stop all commercial activities in Brussels Noordwijk overnight after fatal stabbing

The mayors of the Brussels municipalities of Schaerbeek and Sint-Joost have decided that all commercial activities in the Noordwijk should be stopped between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., next month. This is reported by VRT NWS. In this way, they want to guarantee peace after the stabbing that killed a policeman on Thursday evening.