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03-26-2016, 08:25 PM
Organizers postpone Brussels 'March Against Fear' over security concerns
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Organizers have decided to postpone a rally in solidarity for the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels at the request of*Belgium's interior minister, who said*police are stretched too thin due to the ongoing investigation into the bombings.
Interior Minister Jan Jambon made his appeal on*Belgian television (http://nieuws.vtm.be/binnenland/184363-jambon-geen-herdenking-morgen), urging but **t demanding*organizers of the "March against Fear" demonstration planned for Sunday to cancel it over security concerns.
"We understand fully the emotions. We understand that everyone wants to express these feelings," Jambon said.
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Organizers have decided to postpone a rally in solidarity for the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels at the request of*Belgium's interior minister, who said*police are stretched too thin due to the ongoing investigation into the bombings.
Interior Minister Jan Jambon made his appeal on*Belgian television (http://nieuws.vtm.be/binnenland/184363-jambon-geen-herdenking-morgen), urging but **t demanding*organizers of the "March against Fear" demonstration planned for Sunday to cancel it over security concerns.
"We understand fully the emotions. We understand that everyone wants to express these feelings," Jambon said.
SEE ALSO: The victims of the Brussels attacks (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/victims-brussels-attacks-belgium/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/brussels-march-cancelled/)
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