Center that monitors security threats in Belgium says soldiers " neutralized" a suspect at a Brussels train station
BRUSSELS — Soldiers shot a suspect after a small explosion at the central Brussels train station Tuesday night, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor’s office said.
It appeared no one else was injured and the damage was limited, Ine Van Wymersch told VRT network. It was not clear if the suspect survived.
National newspaper La Libre Belgique quoted the Brussels prosecutor’s office as saying the suspect was wearing a backpack and an explosive belt. Photos posted on social media showed a small fire in the station.
Brussels police said via Twitter that there was “an incident with an individual at the station. The situation is under control.”
They asked the public to follow police instructions.
Belgian police report that an incident occurred at Brussels Central Station prompting an evacuation, the Reuters news agency reports.
Belgium’s Crisis Center, which monitors security threats in the country, said “soldiers had to neutralize an individual, ” according to a tweet.
Grand Place, a major tourist site, was evacuated along with the station about 200 meters — 656 feet away — the AP reports.
Officials have been on high alert ever since a March 22 attack last year. Suicide bombers killed 32 people on the Brussels subway and at an airport.
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