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Belgian University Professor Assaulted by Antifa Group over Military AI Research

A Belgian university professor was attacked by masked Antifa activists during a lecture on Thursday, 24 September, in an incident that has sparked political outrage and prompted an investigation by the University of Liège. Damien Ernst, a prominent engineer and energy expert, later said he had genuinely feared for his life during the assault. The incident occurred at approximately 2pm at the university’s Montefiore Institute, where Ernst was tea…

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Professor Damien Ernst of the University of Liège was attacked during a lecture by masked activists who pelted him with cream cakes. He was targeted because of "ties to the arms industry." The man intends to file a complaint with the police. The university and various leading political figures in French-speaking Belgium condemn the attack.

·Brussels, Belgium
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Professor Damien Ernst, who works at the University of Liege in Belgium, was attacked with a cream cake by a masked group who entered the classroom during a lecture, allegedly because of his collaboration with the arms industry.

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In Belgium, Professor Damien Ernst at the University of Liege was attacked with a cream cake by a masked group during a lecture, allegedly for collaborating with the arms industry.

Professor Damien Ernst of the University of Liège was attacked in a classroom while he was teaching and a group of people threw cream cakes at him. Behind the action is a collective that denounces the professor and the university's relations with the defense industry and in particular the collaboration with the French group Thales. The incident occurred on Thursday, September 24, 2026, while Ernst was teaching a course on energy markets at the S…

Professor Damien Ernst was attacked by a group of masked activists during a lecture at the University of Liège. The well-known energy specialist had about ten pies hurled at his head and body, while being called a “facho” and “collabo”. Minister of Defence Theo Francken (N-VA) sees this as a new escalation of far-left antimilitarist activism. The ... Read more The post Liège professor attacked by antifa appeared first on PAL.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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dhnet.be broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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