Police patrols with two in Brussels West

In Brussels West police will patrol with at least two men, one of which will be armed.

This measure is taken to police Brussels West, which include the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek falls. This municipality in recent days was the scene of large-scale police actions in connection with investigation into the attacks in Paris.

In Belgium carry auxiliary agents, which regulate, among other traffic or stand in a traffic accident, no firearms. Police investigators did. Auxiliary Agents may now so only the street when a police inspector is.

In Belgium, has long been calls to arm also deputies. Police union Sypol. be advocates for, among other things here. " These agents have unarmed into the street, in a uniform that the population is no different from that of a police inspector " the organization said in a press release.