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03-23-2016, 01:05 AM
Why Belgium is the 'weakest link' in Europe’s fight against violent extremists
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Even though Belgian authorities have been on high alert for several months, attackers were able to strike Brussels in three separate but seemingly coordinated attacks,*killing at least 31 people on Tuesday.
Part of the challenge for security officials in Belgium, where home-grown radicalization is a major problem, is the lack of information-sharing between*intelligence agencies and "numerous types of local law enforcement," according to Jorge Benitez, an international security expert at the Atlantic Council
SEE ALSO: Airport worker hailed a hero after pulling people to safety in Brussels (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/brussels-airport-hero/)
Brussels is home to 19 different municipalities, two intelligence agencies (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/world/europe/its-capital-frozen-belgium-surveys-past-failures-and-squabbles.html), and six police zones in a city home to only around 1 million people. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/belgium-brussels-attacks-security-vulnerable/)
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Even though Belgian authorities have been on high alert for several months, attackers were able to strike Brussels in three separate but seemingly coordinated attacks,*killing at least 31 people on Tuesday.
Part of the challenge for security officials in Belgium, where home-grown radicalization is a major problem, is the lack of information-sharing between*intelligence agencies and "numerous types of local law enforcement," according to Jorge Benitez, an international security expert at the Atlantic Council
SEE ALSO: Airport worker hailed a hero after pulling people to safety in Brussels (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/brussels-airport-hero/)
Brussels is home to 19 different municipalities, two intelligence agencies (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/world/europe/its-capital-frozen-belgium-surveys-past-failures-and-squabbles.html), and six police zones in a city home to only around 1 million people. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/belgium-brussels-attacks-security-vulnerable/)
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