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‘Brussels Fool’ Climbs Saint-Gilles Church Portal and Calls Emergency Services Himself

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Aurelien Delez, who calls himself the “Brussels Fool,” climbed eight meters onto the portal of Saint-Gilles Church.
  • He said the stunt was intended to spread a message of love for half an hour.
  • Delez alerted emergency services himself after reaching the top.

A man climbed eight meters onto the portal of Saint-Gilles Church in Saint-Gilles to deliver a message of love for half an hour.

The self-proclaimed “Brussels Fool,” whose real name is Aurelien Delez, made the climb as an activist gesture. In an unusual final touch, he alerted emergency services himself.

We talk too little about love.

· Aurelien DelezThe message he wanted to convey during his climb of the church portal.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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