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Aftermath of Racist Killing Spree Lingers in Belgium

Seeded on Fri Jun 2, 2006 7:24 AM EDT
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world-news, immigration, racism, identity, belgium, multiculturalism
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-- Belgium is still reeling from the aftershock of the racially motivated killings of an African nanny and her two-year-old charge. The 18-year-old murderer said he set out to kill foreigners.

This nanny from Mali, and the two-year-old she was caring for, were killed in the attacks
This nanny from Mali, and the two-year-old she was caring for, were killed in the attacks
It might have ended there, but the accused teenager was raised in a family that supported one of Europe's most successful anti-immigration political parties, the Vlaams Belang, or "Flemish Interest."

The leaders of the Vlaams Belang have denied any responsibility for the killing, but in the wake of the tragedy, politicians and members of civil society are asking whether the increasingly heated debate about multiculturalism and identity has given license to racial hatred. --

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