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De Lijn inspector injured after attack by passengers without valid tickets at Antwerp-Berchem

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

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

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  • Three of four passengers checked on De Lijn route 90 at Antwerp-Berchem allegedly lacked valid tickets and became aggressive after inspectors removed them from the bus.
  • Police said the men assaulted an inspector, who was taken to hospital and was not in life-threatening condition.
  • A union representative alleged an attempted strangulation, but police said that detail remained unconfirmed as part of the investigation.

A De Lijn inspector was taken to hospital after three men allegedly attacked him during a ticket inspection at Antwerp-Berchem station.

Police said inspectors were checking route 90 beneath the station tunnel at about 7 p.m. Three of the four men checked could not show valid tickets. The inspectors decided to remove the group from the bus, after which the situation escalated.

According to Antwerp police spokesperson Kim Bastiaens, two men who had already been identified and checked suddenly became aggressive and began hitting one of the inspectors. The third man then also became aggressive and struck the inspectors.

Last night at around 7 p.m., De Lijn inspectors carried out a check on route 90 under the tunnel at Antwerp-Berchem.

· Kim BastiaensThe Antwerp police spokesperson described where and when the inspection took place.

Police took all four men to the Mastergebouw for questioning at a later time. The injured inspector was receiving further treatment in hospital and was not in life-threatening condition.

Rudy Mous, a union representative for Synova, the former ACLVB, said the incident also involved an attempted strangulation. Police said that allegation formed part of the investigation and had not yet been confirmed.

Three of the four men checked could not show a valid ticket.

· Kim BastiaensThe police spokesperson explained why inspectors removed the group from the bus.
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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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