Belgium says farewell to killed agents

Police officers, politicians, relatives and friends in Liege have paid the last honor to the two agents who were shot a week ago in the center of the Walloon city.

At many police stations in Belgium the flags hang at half-mast. After a minute's silence, the police let the sirens roar. The Dutch police announced that they were going to live with 'on this sad day'.

Minister of the Interior Jan Jambon spoke of a 'heartbreaking' funeral. He awarded the two agents posthumously an award for courage and dedication.

The third victim of Benjamin Herman (31), the 22-year-old student Cyril Vangriecken, was buried on Monday. The shooter was on leave from prison when he attacked the agents and shot them with their service weapon. After a hostage, he wounded four more cops, after which the police shot him.

Herman is buried in private on Tuesday after a church service in Marche-en-Famenne, in the south of Belgium. He would have been converted to Islam, but his family did not see any signs of radicalization.

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