An unidentified gunman threatened to attack during the finale of the Miss Belgium beauty pageant, the publication reported. SudInfo based on information from law enforcement agencies.
The material says that the police of the city of De Panne, where the final of the competition is scheduled, received an anonymous message with a warning of an impending terrorist attack and a promise to “blow everything up”. The call was made by the instigator of the disorder, who later came to the event.
According to the police, when he arrived at the scene, the attacker was detained and arrested.
“A man wearing a bulletproof vest was detained with a gun in his pocket and a gun in his car,” said prosecutor Eric Van Der Sipt.
The final of the beauty pageant had to be postponed for an hour, the event nevertheless took place.
Earlier it was reported that 34-year-old resident of Udmurtia Elena Maksimova. to win At the international beauty contest “Miss Universe – 2022” for married women, she became the first representative of Russia to receive this title.