PhotoPARIS — A French resident tried to drive over pedestrians on a crowded shopping street in the Belgian port city of Antwerp on Thursday, and a rifle and several knives were found in the vehicle, prosecutors said. & A. from Istanbul on the referendum next month on whether to expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Ask anotherAntwerp is the second most important hub for radicalization in Belgium, and only Brussels has sent more people from the country to fight for Islamists in Syria. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOnce the car stopped, the suspect did not resist as he was taken into custody, bystanders told local news media. The investigation was being handled by the federal prosecutor’s office, an indication that the attack would be treated as a terrorist case unless proved otherwise.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2017 15:54 UTC