Brussels 'March Against Fear' cancelled over security fears

[Perrine]

[quote]Brussels (AFP) - The organisers of a "March Against Fear" planned for Sunday to mark the Brussels terror attacks said they had cancelled the event after the authorities asked them to do so because of security fears.

"We understand this request. The security of our citizens is an absolute priority. We join the authorities in proposing a delay and ask people not to come this Sunday," the organisers said in a statement on Saturday.

The authorities earlier asked for the march to be put off, perhaps for several weeks, to allow the police to concentrate their resources on the investigation into the attacks which left 31 dead and 300 wounded.

"We invite the citizens tomorrow to not have this manifestation," Interior Minister Jan Jambon said, speaking in English.

In an earlier statement, the organisers said the march planned for Sunday was meant to show that Brussels and the country at large refused to be intimidated by terrorism and that everyone stood together.[/quote]

[url]http://news.yahoo.com/organisers-cancel-sundays-brussels-attacks-march-against-fear-160850318.html[/url]

[Grenadiac]

Irony so thick you have to plasma cut it

[Hoopty]

:v:

My country at it's finest.

[jamzzster]

[QUOTE] authorities earlier asked for the march to be put off, perhaps for several weeks, to allow the police to concentrate their resources on the investigation into the attacks which left 31 dead and 300 wounded [/QUOTE]

Sounds pretty reasonable though. Several weeks seems like a bit of a knee jerk though.

[Netsui]

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;50012375]Irony so thick you have to plasma cut it[/QUOTE]

well, there's a difference between fear and stupidity

[MrJazzy]

Someone didnt quite think this one through.

[deltasquid]

It's not cancelled, it's postponed.