Two detainees injured in fight in Antwerp prison, rust returns (Antwerp)
In the prison of Antwerp in the Begijnenstraat, two detainees were slightly violently injured in a fight on Saturday afternoon. five detainees were involved. There is even unrest, the police turned out en masse to calm things down.
The brawl breaks out in the late afternoon during the walk. At that time there were about a hundred detainees outside. Five got into a fight and started fighting. The prison immediately requested assistance from the Antwerp police, the crowd arrived on the spot and gathered on the limited Mechelseplein. Teams of the federal police, who were already in Antwerp for the Antwerp game on Saturday evening, also descended on the detention house.
“Two detainees were injured. They were definitely taken to hospital,” says Kathleen Van De Vijver of the Prison Service. No prison staff were injured.
in the end, the rust returned fairly quickly within the prison walls. Police remained on site to assist prison staff present. At the end of the afternoon walk, all detainees were searched for all weapons or prohibited substances before being allowed back inside.