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A Norwegian court has sentenced six Belgian soldiers to prison terms of 21 to 60 days. They took part in a mass brawl in Åndalsnes, southwestern Norway, the prosecutor’s office in Molde, Norway, announced.
They are members of the Belgian special forces, these soldiers aged 22 to 34 were found guilty of bodily violence and disturbing public order by the Norwegian court.
At the time, in February, the local press had mentioned a punitive expedition by Belgian soldiers. It seems that it was a fit of anger and the fight became widespread between the soldiers and the civilians present.
During their trial, several of the defendants said they had experienced aggression from Norwegian customers in the bar and had been the target of homophobic and racist comments.
At the time of the incident, some 180 Belgian special forces soldiers were in Norway for a winter training course in extreme conditions.
The Belgian authorities responded by indicating that, if necessary, they would take very firm measures.
