Blankenberge will be closed on Sunday for day tourists to “restore peace”. The reason is a massive brawl on the beach. Checkpoints will be set up along the approach roads. Only residents, second-time residents, overnight tourists and people who work in the city will be allowed to enter Blankenberge. In addition, the mayor asks the “higher authorities” to cancel all trains between 9 am and 4 pm.
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“Our city needs a time-out,” wrote Mayor Daphné Dumery (N-VA) in a press release after a massive brawl broke out near a beach bar on Saturday. She had previously announced that she would take drastic measures. Now she is putting her money where her mouth is. “That means that we want to keep day tourists out of Blankenberge as much as possible tomorrow, Sunday 9 August.”
Only residents, second residents, overnight tourists and people who work in the city will be allowed to enter the city. According to the mayor, there will be police checks along the approach roads to enforce this. “So anyone who arrives in Blankenberge will have to have a valid reason to gain access to the city. With this measure we try to restore peace. ”