Belgian Authorities Fiercely Criticized Over Terror Attack
20th October 2023
The shock caused by last Monday’s brutal slaying of two Swedes in Brussels by the Tunisia-born Abdeslam Lassoued—for years an illegal migrant in Belgium and avowed ISIS supporter—continues to reverberate throughout Belgian politics.
While the immediate threat has been dealt with, questions have been raised about the government’s migration and deportation policy.
As revelations about Lassoued’s background continue to emerge, Belgian authorities’ inability to properly identify, keep track of, and indeed, deport, potential security threats has been laid bare for all to see.