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Sep 4, 2026, 10:05 UTC
Radicals set fire to the BATS defense company building in Liège, Belgium, with perpetrators justifying the attack by opposing military industry ties to Israel. No perpetrators identified yet.
Radicals in Belgium set fire to the premises of defense company BATS located in the Sart-Tilman science park in Liège. The incident, reported by Theo Francken, Belgium's Minister of Defense, is considered a terrorist attack. The perpetrators claimed responsibility via a statement published on the activist website Stuut, framing the fire as a protest against the military industry and imperialism. They specifically cited BATS's ties to the Israeli defense industry, noting BATS is fully Israeli-owned, part of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) group, and legally owned through Lordosa Investments B.V., a Dutch company controlled by IAI. ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of IAI, is also part of the corporate structure linked with BATS. The perpetrators criticized BATS's military activities and linked them to the war in Gaza. Authorities have not yet identified the perpetrators or their affiliations. On August 4, the Belgian company SolOme announced plans to open an 8,000-square-meter drone manufacturing facility in Evergem.
Confidence: High
The incident involved an arson attack against a defense company with political motivations, making it a hostile act. The perpetrators claimed responsibility on an activist platform, justifying the attack as part of anti-military industry and anti-imperialism activism, linking it to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Such politically motivated violent attacks fit terrorism subcategory.
Source URL
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/radicals-set-fire-bats-building-in-belgium
Source reliability
F
Info credibility
3
Event time
Aug 31, 2023, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Sart-Tilman science park, Liège
Region
Liège Province
Primary actor
Radicals in Belgium
Country
Belgium
Countries
Belgium
Tags
arson, terrorism, defense industry, Belgium, Israel Aerospace Industries, BATS, activist statement, Liège, hybrid warfare, anti-military activism
Signal
Submitted
Sep 4, 2026, 10:05 UTC
Radicals set fire to the BATS defense company building in Liège, Belgium, with perpetrators justifying the attack by opposing military industry ties to Israel. No perpetrators identified yet.
Radicals in Belgium set fire to the premises of defense company BATS located in the Sart-Tilman science park in Liège. The incident, reported by Theo Francken, Belgium's Minister of Defense, is considered a terrorist attack. The perpetrators claimed responsibility via a statement published on the activist website Stuut, framing the fire as a protest against the military industry and imperialism. They specifically cited BATS's ties to the Israeli defense industry, noting BATS is fully Israeli-owned, part of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) group, and legally owned through Lordosa Investments B.V., a Dutch company controlled by IAI. ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of IAI, is also part of the corporate structure linked with BATS. The perpetrators criticized BATS's military activities and linked them to the war in Gaza. Authorities have not yet identified the perpetrators or their affiliations. On August 4, the Belgian company SolOme announced plans to open an 8,000-square-meter drone manufacturing facility in Evergem.
Confidence: High
The incident involved an arson attack against a defense company with political motivations, making it a hostile act. The perpetrators claimed responsibility on an activist platform, justifying the attack as part of anti-military industry and anti-imperialism activism, linking it to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Such politically motivated violent attacks fit terrorism subcategory.
Source URL
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/radicals-set-fire-bats-building-in-belgium
Source reliability
F
Info credibility
3
Event time
Aug 31, 2023, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Sart-Tilman science park, Liège
Region
Liège Province
Primary actor
Radicals in Belgium
Country
Belgium
Countries
Belgium
Tags
arson, terrorism, defense industry, Belgium, Israel Aerospace Industries, BATS, activist statement, Liège, hybrid warfare, anti-military activism