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After a Series of Shootings, Indignation Goes up to Saint-Gilles: the Residents Descend Into the Street

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Local residents demand safety and calm Bethlehem Square. - Amélie Schildt The Bethlehem Square in Saint-Gilles was adorned with yellow on Sunday. Dozens of demonstrators waved the flags of the collective "La Ville aux enfants" to denounce the violence that gangrene their neighborhood.These residents, also from the ASBL Basta! and the Citizens' Committee committed to the well-being of Saint-Gilles and its surroundings, demand more security, but a…

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After several shootings in their commune, residents, parents and associations gathered on Sunday in Saint-Gilles to denounce the grip of organized crime. Beyond the demand for security, the participants call for a response combining police, justice, prevention and social work. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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About five hundred residents of Saint-Gilles descended on Bethlehem Square on Sunday for a demonstration against organized crime. “We feel abandoned by our politicians.”

The inhabitants of Saint-Gilles and its associative fabric gathered at Bethlehem Square this Sunday, August 30, 2026. They demanded more social responses to the drug trafficking gangrene. To mark their desire to live, they had invited the children and the fanfares. ...

Around 500 inhabitants of the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles mobilized on Sunday afternoon in Bethlehem Square against organized crime, following the recent shootings in the commune. Protesters are calling on politicians who, according to them, need to focus on prevention rather than repression.

Local residents demand safety and calm Bethlehem Square. - Amélie Schildt The Bethlehem Square in Saint-Gilles was adorned with yellow on Sunday. Dozens of demonstrators waved the flags of the collective "La Ville aux enfants" to denounce the violence that gangrene their neighborhood.These residents, also from the ASBL Basta! and the Citizens' Committee committed to the well-being of Saint-Gilles and its surroundings, demand more security, but a…

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RTL Info broke the news on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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