Belgium Calls in Army Snipers to Take Out Virus-Carrying Boars

Belgium will deploy army snipers to slaughter wild boar in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly African swine fever virus across Europe.

Sharpshooters are being sent into forests in southern Belgium to cull the boar population due to the outbreak of the African swine fever. Wildpix productions/Shutterstock

BRUSSELS—Belgium will deploy army snipers to slaughter wild boars in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly African swine fever virus across Europe, the country’s government has announced.

Sharpshooters will be sent into the forests of the southern province of Luxembourg, where at least 15 cases of the disease have been discovered, to cull the boar population.