Mons

2d ago
Canadian intern of Chinese origin arrested at NATO's SHAPE headquarters on espionage charges
A Canadian woman of Chinese ancestry, doing an internship at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, was taken into custody Thursday after security personnel caught her accessing restricted files. A Belgian judge ordered her detention Friday on preliminary charges of espionage for a foreign power.
Jun 12
Paolo Falzone convicted of seven murders in 2022 Strépy carnival crash, premeditation not upheld
A jury in Mons found Paolo Falzone guilty of murder for driving his car at extreme speed into a crowd of carnival goers in Strépy-Bracquegnies in 2022, killing seven. Premeditation was not retained, sparing him a life sentence but exposing him to up to thirty years.