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The author stated that Moroccan youth in Utrecht claimed the city and said it was completely Arab, that the call to prayer could be heard, and that they had claimed entire neighborhoods for themselves. They also claimed, according to the author, that Moroccans were keeping the country running. The author accused The Hague politics of turning a blind eye and getting lost in peripheral matters and bureaucracy. According to that person, a gradual change was taking place on the streets, causing Dutch people not to recognize their own streets, cities, and country anymore and to feel alienated from the Netherlands as it used to be. The author found that sad. #Utrecht #Nederland #Samenleving (translated)

The author wrote that they had signed the condolence register for Nordine, the police officer who had died the day before in Jette. The author expressed sympathy to his family, friends, and close colleagues and wrote that no words could describe their grief. https://t.co/xvJ5LSqRnz #rouw #verdriet #herinnering #BE (translated)

Vincent G. de Vlugt wrote that he was less present because his mother's health had further declined. He said he found support in Debbie de Vlugt but mentioned it was sad that he would eventually lose his mother. He wanted to create memories together as long as possible. #gezondheid #moeder #herinneringen (translated)

The Federal Police reported with great sadness that a colleague from the Local Police Brussels Capital Ixelles had passed away during an intervention last night. The police expressed their condolences to the family and loved ones of the colleague and to his colleagues. #UnitedWeStand https://t.co/79pPalxYK3 #RIP #Solidariteit #Politie (translated)

Keren Hirsch wrote to Shermin Amiri that she was Jewish and lived in the country and city she was writing about. She said that she only felt fear, anger, pain, and sadness. While the event was taking place, she commemorated the victims at a heavily guarded, secret location. According to Hirsch, others could do that publicly, while she had to remember them in secret. #Joods #Herdenken #Angst (translated)

"There will never be anyone like him again. A very emotional and also sad day, because he will no longer play for this shirt. Eternal gratitude for everything he has given us, for defending this shirt like no one else.' 'For me, it was a dream to coach him, and that dream has now come true. I told him that with the little energy I had left. A dream I was able to realize, because I never thought I would be able to become his coach: the best footballer of all time.' National coach Lionel Scaloni was also full of praise after the match." #LionelMessi #Afscheid #Voetbal (translated)

Maaike van Charante wrote that it was a day of mourning, not only for the horrors of 2023 but also for what followed. She said she shared her text to bring people together, not to make them sadder, and that the next day they would continue to fight for the truth and against hate. https://t.co/NjHf5a9yla #Rouw #Samensterk #Strijdtegenhaat (translated)

Ruben Brekelmans wrote that he remembered the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, three years earlier. According to him, families and relatives of the innocent people who had been raped and murdered felt that sorrow every day. He stated that he condemned the actions unreservedly and would continue to fight evil. He also noted that Jews in the Netherlands and worldwide were being intimidated and threatened. He said he was committed to combating anti-Semitism and ensuring the safety of the Jewish community. #antismeitisme #herdenken #veiligheid (translated)