Belgian ex-military man on run with rocket launcher

[Wing Commander]

Police in Belgium hunting for ex-military firearms training soldier, who has nicked a rocket launcher, machine gun, pistol, body armour and possibly armour peircing rounds from the barracks.

Likely he is going after a COVID scientist who he has made previous threats against.

Crazy stuff

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/18/belgia...

[anonymous-user]

''he was a shooting instructor, had links to far-right organisations and was on a terror watch list. ''

Non compute...

[dukeboy749r]

The standard of journalism, even from the Telegraph, is appalling.

Journalists need to begin upping their game, frankly.

[Biggus thingus]

Yes it was meant as a joke

I thought i'd put the winky/joking emoji on the post?

[PeteinSQ]

dukeboy749r said:

The standard of journalism, even from the Telegraph, is appalling.

Journalists need to begin upping their game, frankly.

They sacked most of their experienced journalists and replaced them with kids.

[PeteinSQ]

The Spruce Goose said:

''he was a shooting instructor, had links to far-right organisations and was on a terror watch list. ''

Non compute...

Yes it doesn't make a lot of sense does it, I would have thought in the UK he'd have been suspended whilst investigations were undertaken and probably removed from the army. It doesn't seem sensible to let extremists have access to rocket launchers...

[anonymous-user]

dukeboy749r said:

The standard of journalism, even from the Telegraph, is appalling.

Journalists need to begin upping their game, frankly.

Why pay for journalists when you can get content producers for a pittance.