Belgium: Man Arrested As He Tries To Attack Belgium King And Queen As They Wait To Welcome The Spanish Royal Family

Record ID: 4204

  • Title: Belgium: Man Arrested As He Tries To Attack Belgium King And Queen As They Wait To Welcome The Spanish Royal Family
  • Date: 5th May 2000
  • Summary: A middle-aged man has been arrested after he jumped a barrier fence as Belgium's King Albert and Queen Paola waited to greet the Spanish royal couple. The man, aged about 50, was dragged away by police after he clambered over a metal barricade outside the Royal Palace in central Brussels. The Belgian royally were standing some 50 metres (yards) away in the Palace courtyard waiting for the arrival of Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at the start of a four-day visit. WARNING:LOCAL MUSIC LICENCES MAY APPLY. Copyright laws covering the composition, arrangement and/or performance of music differ from country to country, and even from state to state within some countries. These range from limiting the law to specific circumstances - e. g. 'performances given by professionals to a paying audience' - to total coverage that encompasses everything from a professional performance to the most amateur rendition - e. g. 'spectators at sports events'. If in doubt we recommend that either the section containing 'Music' is deleted or that the sound level is turned down and covered with commentary.
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  • Location: BELGIUM BRUSSELS BRUXELLES
  • Reuters ID: LDL0012D8O2RZ
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