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2006 Antwerp shooting

11 May 2006 · 51.22° N, 4.40° E

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When
11 May 2006
Kind
Shooting
Killed
2
Coordinates
51.22° N, 4.40° E
Description
mass shooting
Injured
1

2006 Antwerp shooting

Belgian fatal shooting

On 11 May 2006, a shooting occurred in the city centre of Antwerp. The gunman, 18-year-old student Hans Van Themsche, killed two people and severely wounded another, before being shot and incapacitated by a police officer. Van Themsche was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2008.

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