Another attack against the family of kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik (Antwerp)
There seems to be no end to the series of violent attacks against the family of the famous kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik. After attacks against targets affiliated with the Ben Saddik family in Borgerhout and Borsbeek, unknown and targeted targets have struck in the Sint-Rochusstraat in Deurne.
Around midnight the Antwerp police an emergency call to be detonated to Ben’s Handcarwash in the Sint-Rochusstraat. The firm was owned by a member of the Ben Saddik family until March of this year. The Antwerp police could only confirm that intervention teams had come to the scene for a possible attack. The police could not confirm if the same company had also been targeted earlier this week.
The family of the well-known kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik has been literally under fire for several weeks. For example, the family’s home in Zegepraalstraat was shot at and bombarded with a fireworks bomb. The motive for the ongoing attacks is said to be a conflict in the drug environment. Multiple sources say ‘Urbanus’, one of Jamal Ben Saddik’s brothers, is being reported to have embezzled a shipment of cocaine. Jamal Ben Saddik released a press release earlier this week denying any attack on the drug environment. (more later) (jvda)