Gates of Vienna News Feed 8/25/2016

An explosion at a sports center in Belgium leveled half the building and buried five people in the rubble. At least one person is thought to have died in the blast. The authorities don’t yet know the cause of the explosion, but they are certain there is no connection to terrorism. As of this writing, there’s no word on whether anyone shouted “Allahu Akhbar”, had a history of mental problems, or was bullied in school. Stay tuned.

In other news, during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Prague, an armed man driving a Mercedes tried to push his way into her motorcade, in a presumed assassination attempt. The man was arrested and is now in police custody.…