First published at 00:42 UTC on May 22nd, 2021.
Jurgen Conings, 46, disappeared with weapons on Monday and left behind a letter threatening several figures.
He had threatened several people in recent weeks, including top Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst, prior to going missing.
Nevertheless, h…
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Jurgen Conings, 46, disappeared with weapons on Monday and left behind a letter threatening several figures.
He had threatened several people in recent weeks, including top Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst, prior to going missing.
Nevertheless, he still was able to access an array of heavy weapons and took from his barracks guns and four missile launchers.
Hours after the manhunt for Conings began on Tuesday, his car was found abandoned in Limburg, with weapons inside.
“Four missile launchers and ammunition were found in it,” Belgian federal prosecutor Wenke Roggen said.
Van Quickenborne said Conings was on a list of potential “terrorists” compiled by OCAM, an organisation responsible for assessing the threat of terrorism in Belgium, because of his far-right tendencies.
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