Belgian soldiers and police officers on patrol Tuesday in central Brussels. Credit Benoit Tessier/Reuters
The Independent: Paris attacks: Belgian mayor 'had list of Isis terrorists including mastermind and gunmen' month before massacres
Françoise Schepmans said it was 'not her job' to track possible terrorists
Belgian authorities allegedly had a list of suspected jihadists including the “mastermind” of the Paris attacks and the two brothers who carried them out – a month before the massacre took place.
Françoise Schepmans, the mayor of the Molenbeek district of Brussels where several of the Isis extremists had lived, was allegedly handed the names and addresses of more than 80 people believed to be Islamist militants, the New York Times reported.
“What was I supposed to do about them? It is not my job to track possible terrorists,” Ms Schepmans reportedly said in an interview, claiming it was “the responsibility of the federal police”.
WNU Editor: The New York Times post on how dysfunctional Belgium has become is a must read .... Terrorism Response Puts Belgium in a Harsh Light (New York Times).
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