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Following recent violent clashes between the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye reached out to Efe Tapmaz, a 16-year-old Turkish teenager injured during the confrontations. Erdogan condemned the attacks, attributing them to sympathizers of the PKK, a group Türkiye recently listed as a terrorist organization. The incident, which took place...

In Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, violent clashes erupted between the Turkish and Kurdish communities. The incidents were reportedly triggered by Kurdish Newroz celebrations, marking the Kurdish New Year. Social media footage suggests the violence may have been initiated when a caravan of cars bearing Kurdish flags was attacked by individuals from the Turkish community. This confrontation escalated, leading to attempts...

At approximately 0345 EST, initial reports from local Belgian media indicated that a barricade situation and shootout was underway between a heavily armed suspect and Federal Police Special Units. According to Sudpresse, the elite police force was serving a warrant against a man at his residence on Rue de l'Etang, in Lodelinsart, Charleroi, Belgium. Public prosecutor of Charleroi, Vincent...