Belgium
09:32 22/02/2021
The Knokke-Heist municipal council has declared a week of mourning, until Saturday 27 February, in tribute to its mayor Leopold Lippens, who died on Friday. All flags in the commune are currently flying at half-mast and a minute s silence will be observed on Friday in several locations in the seaside town.
The minute’s silence will be observed on Friday at noon, when Count Lippens would meet with his councillors for the weekly meeting of the communal council. The municipal administration has invited all the inhabitants of Knokke to respect this minute of silence. At 12.01, the emergency services will sound all their sirens while the churches of the commune will ring their bells.