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Wednesday October 18, almost two days after the terrorist attack, the people of Brussels are still in shock. A tribute ceremony was held in the city center of the Belgian capital in the presence of the Prime Minister and his Swedish counterpart.
On the morning of Wednesday October 18, the inhabitants of Schaerbeek (Belgium) wake up. It is in this neighborhood that lived Abdesalem L.. The cafe where he was arrested has reopened, and customers have returned. “I take my hat off to the police and the population of Schaerbeek. […] They warned and it shows that we are against all people who threaten the population”says a customer. Opposite the café, the neighborhood school, closed on Tuesday, has also reopened.
A tribute ceremony
Abdesalem L. was known of all. He lived with his campaign who had a child. “He was a guy who was always smiling. […] You never know what’s in the back of people’s heads.“, underlines a local resident. The victims of the shooting are present in everyone’s thoughts. In the presence of First ministers Belgian and Swedish, a tribute ceremony was held at the scene of the tragedy on Wednesday morning. Flowers are placed right at the foot of the bullet holes.