Hundreds of people paid homage on Sunday to the victims killed one year ago at the Brussels Jewish Museum. Four people -- an Israeli couple, a French woman and a Belgian man -- were killed when a gunman opened fire in the museum with a Kalashnikov rifle. Crowds gathered in front of the Brussels Jewish Museum Sunday, surrounded by police officers and military forces. The crowd brought flowers and lit candles in memory of the victims. The memorial, organized by the Coordination Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations, was attended by several Belgian politicians, including Prime Minister Charles Michel. After paying tribute to the victims, Michel said: "Unfortunately, Europe and Belgium have entered a new era where radicalism and terrorism are threatening the security of citizens. Zero risk as such is a thing that will never exist, unfortunately, and we are aware of that, but it is possible to take measures to reinforce security and that is what we have been undertaking." Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur, who also attended the ceremony, said the current measures against radicalism are not enough. "I am afraid the means are still insufficient, especially if we want to fight against all these young people who are falling into radicalism, and to explain to them that there is no future in going to Syria to fight or continuing the war here. There is no sense in that," he said. French national Mehdi Nemmouche is suspected of having carried out the shooting after spending most of 2013 fighting in Syria with Islamist rebels, French prosecutors said. Nemmouche has been in custody in Belgium since he was arrested in Marseille and extradited in July.
One year on, Brussels remembers Jewish Museum victims
"Unfortunately, Europe and Belgium have entered a new era where radicalism and terrorism are threatening the security of citizens," says Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel • Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur says more needs to be done to fight radicalism.
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