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Belgian transport minister quits over airport security failings

– ‘Well-orchestrated theatrics’ –

“The fact that about a dozen Brussels airport employees with access to sensitive areas have been identified as either having left or potentially leaving for Syria, must serve as a warning,” the report added, according to daily La Libre Belgique.

Michel confirmed to lawmakers on Thursday that the reports were indeed received by Galant, heaping pressure on her to step down.

In announcing her resignation, Galant strongly denounced what she called a “media crusade” by her political enemies who were taking advantage of the Brussels attacks to replace her.

“The well-orchestrated theatrics of the last 48 hours leave me unable to continue,” Galant added.

The European Commission, the EU regulator that drew up the reports, declined to comment on the specific Galant case, but said it stood by its case work.

“In Europe, we have the highest safety standards in the world, that speaks for itself,” Jakub Adamowicz, a commission spokesman, told a news briefing.

Galant was also responsible for Belgium’s embattled air traffic control authority where labour strife earlier this week disrupted flights just as the bomb-damaged Brussels airport was struggling to return to normal.

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