HUNDREDS of Belgian special agents have been deployed to comb the countryside for a far-right soldier on the run who is considered armed and dangerous.
Helicopters are scanning the Hoge Kempen national park; roads through it have been closed and residents told to stay indoors.
Jurgen Conings was a Belgian army marksman for over three decades before being disciplined in recent months for issuing threats and making racist remarks on Facebook. He fought in the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is facing criticism over how Mr Conings was able to get his hands on heavy weaponry after he was identified as a risk, as an anti-vaccination agitator, who threatened Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst, even apparently staking out his house, he was merely confined to a desk job after tweeting “Who has Van Ranst’s address?”
Chasse à l homme: Jurgen Conings est toujours introuvable - Édition digitale de Tournai
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Chasse à l homme: Jurgen Conings est toujours introuvable - Édition digitale de Charleroi
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Belgien: Soldat nach Drohungen gegen Top-Virologen mit Waffen auf der Flucht
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