BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Mayeur confirmed that he has requested an increase of the police's presence in Brussels before the meeting of the country's Security Council earlier in the day. He reportedly sent the first corresponding request to Interior Minister Jan Jambon two weeks ago.
"We have military personnel on the streets, but we need police's reinforcement," he was quoted as saying by Derniere Heure newspaper.
He also noted that certain public places in the city center should be closed to prevent vehicles from bypassing barriers.
On Thursday night, a truck plowed into a crowd of people watching fireworks during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France, killing at least 84 people and injuring dozens of others.
According to identification documents found inside the truck, the driver was a 31-year-old of Tunisian origin who lived in Nice. No group has yet claimed the responsibility for the terrorist attack in Nice.
