It seems a major blunder that Abdesalem Lassoued was never on a Belgian terrorist list. But the notification that Italy sent about him in 2016 was vague and came at a time when our security services were already drowning in such messages. We were able to obtain examples of what needed to be investigated. Where a track that seemed serious often led to nothing, but the craziest report sometimes turned out to be serious. A look behind the scenes of Belgian counter-terror.
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“My fiancée wants to sell me to a sex club and then go to Syria.” How Belgium was overwhelmed with suspicions like those against Abdesalem Lassoued
