Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/16/2016

Gates of Vienna Newsfeed

When Belgian police raided a residence thought to be a hideout for terrorists connected with last year’s massacre in Paris, they got into a gun battle with the mujahideen living there. An Algerian named Belkaid Mohamed was killed, and two police officers were wounded. Next to Mr. Mohamed’s body was a Kalashnikov, ammunition, a Koran, and the flag of the Islamic State. The incident carries a tentative Mohammed Coefficient of 100%, but may be subject to revision when the other suspects are captured and identified.

In other news, since yesterday the Italian coast guard has rescued almost 2,000 migrants and recovered two corpses from traffickers’ boats off the coast of Libya.…

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