Brabant, Limburg and Zuid-Gelderland transform during the carnival days into a festive area. Cities such as Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Breda, Hertogenbosch and Maastricht are renamed to Lampegat, Kielegat and Mestreech. ...
Because of circumstances that were largely political, this chief city of the Province of Brabant chanced to become the seat of government during a period of foreign domination, and gradually overshadowed the Flemish cities. ...
Gunmen had planned to open fire on crowds at busy European tourist sites and take hostages at hotels. The attacks would have been similar to the Mumbai atrocities of November 2008 which left 173 dead. (dailymail.A) ...
