# Shootings surge as drug gangs torment Brussels

https://mins.news/en/item/35768

- BBC News, 2026-08-28 13:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w4r7e7z4ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Brussels has recorded more than 65 shootings this year as drug-related violence becomes routine. Police say the city has over 200 drug-dealing points, gangs are using heavier weapons and a police station was recently attacked. Belgium will deploy 40 additional officers to the affected area.

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