A terror suspect has been “neutralised” during a police operation in Brussels as investigations continue into Tuesday’s bombings and a new plot uncovered in France. UK Independent reports
Witnesses described hearing, at least, two explosions and gunfire at the start of the raid in Schaerbeek on Friday, where the man was shot and detained by police.
Belgium’s public broadcaster, RBTF, reported that he was carrying a bag believed to contain explosives and had briefly taken a woman and child hostage.
#BrusselsAttacks Neutralisierte Person in #Schaerbeek wurde auf Bomben geprüft! pic.twitter.com/jdNcfDJBy4
— Harald Wolf (@Haedwo) March 25, 2016
Footage of the raid showed him lying injured on the ground by tram tracks as a bomb disposal robot approached.
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A local resident who gave his name as Marios told the BBC he heard gunshots.
“I heard two very loud shots, I don’t know what they were,” he said. “Immediately within seconds police arrived…the streets were evacuated.”
Bernard Clerfayt, the mayor of Schaerbeek, said a suspect was shot in the leg and had been arrested.
He added that all blasts were controlled explosions carried out as a precaution by specialist bomb squads, who were seen operating a robot in the area.
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