Experts after thwarted attack Miss Belgium election: “There are very strict controls on weapons permits, but it is still possible to stay under the radar” | News

With a Glock, a shotgun and enough ammunition to wreak havoc in the trunk, Peter C. was located on Saturday evening in De Panne, where the Miss Belgium pageant was due to start. And that despite he had been uttering threatening language for weeks. Should the police have intervened sooner? Is that possible at all? Terror expert Thomas Renard and weapons law expert Bert Partoens shed light on the case.