Belgium examines how radicalised inmate got out to murder in Liege
Liege/Brussels — Belgian authorities faced questions on Wednesday over why a prison inmate, believed to have been radicalised in jail, was let out for a day and used it to kill three people in the city of Liege as well as a former associate. Justice Minister Koen Geens, who oversees the prison service, said he felt "responsible" for Tuesday’s bloodshed in which two policewomen and a bystander were killed. The attacker was shot dead by police shortly afterwards. "The question of whether this man should have been given leave is striking because he killed three innocent people with a wish to kill himself," Geens told RTBF radio. "I will have to examine my own conscience." Interior Minister Jan Jambon said authorities were still examining the motives of Benjamin Herman, a 31-year-old Belgian drug dealer who had been in jail for years but was let out for two days on Monday to prepare for an eventual release in 2020. But federal prosecutors said there was evidence they were dealing with "...
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