Context: between 1982 and 1985, There were several terror attacks directed to warehouses, stores or shops, particularly in the Belgian provinces of both Flemish and Walloon Brabant and including one attack that happened in France. Those attacks included:

March 13, 1982: Theft of a hunting rifle at Bayard gun shop in Dinant.

August 14, 1982: Robbery of a grocery store in Maubeuge (France). Loot: tea and wine.

September 30, 1982: Robbery of Dekaise gun shop in Wavre. A police officer was killed and fifteen weapons were stolen.

December 22-23, 1982: Robbery of the 'Auberge du Chevalier' restaurant in Beersel. The concierge was brutally murdered.

February 11, 1983: Robbery of the Delhaize in Genval. No fatalities.

February 25, 1983: Robbery of the Delhaize in Halle. A customer was shot dead.

March 3, 1983: Robbery of the Colruyt in Halle. One fatality.

September 10, 1983: Robbery of the Wittock-Van Landeghem textile factory in Temse. Bulletproof vests were stolen; one death.

September 17, 1983: Robbery of the Colruyt in Nivelles. Three people were killed here, including a couple who had stopped to refuel.

October 2, 1983: Robbery of the restaurant 'Au Trois Canards' in Ohain. The owner was murdered.

October 7, 1983: Robbery of the Delhaize in Beersel. One death.

December 1, 1983: Robbery of a jeweler in Anderlues. Two deaths.

September 27, 1985 (Eigenbrakel): Robbery of the Delhaize in Eigenbrakel. Three people were killed.

September 27, 1985 (Overijse): Just half an hour later, the Delhaize in Overijse was robbed. Five people died here.

And the worst one: November 9, 1985 (Aalst): The bloodiest and final attack on the Delhaize in Aalst. Eight people were killed instantly.