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Brussels terror alert as man arrested
Source: BBC
Brussels terror alert as man arrested
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A man has been arrested amid an anti-terror operation sparked by a bomb alert at a shopping centre in Brussels, authorities say.
The man called police earlier in the morning and said he was wearing explosives, Belgian media report. Several reports citing security services now say that no explosives were found on him.
Streets around the City 2 shopping centre have been closed off and a bomb disposal unit is at the scene.
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City 2 tightened security measures last week in response to media reports of a heightened threat to shopping centres based on an internal police memo, Le Soir reports.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36584107
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Brussels terror alert as man arrested (Original Post)
nitpicker
Jun 2016
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MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)1. Brussels terror alert: No bomb found
Brussels terror alert: No bomb found
No explosives were found on a man arrested amid an anti-terror operation at a shopping centre in Brussels, the city's prosecutor's office says.
The man called police earlier in the morning and said he was wearing explosives, Belgian media report.
Streets around the City 2 shopping centre were closed off and a bomb disposal unit sent to the scene.
The suspect was wearing a fake suicide belt and is being questioned, the prosecutor's office said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36584107
No explosives were found on a man arrested amid an anti-terror operation at a shopping centre in Brussels, the city's prosecutor's office says.
The man called police earlier in the morning and said he was wearing explosives, Belgian media report.
Streets around the City 2 shopping centre were closed off and a bomb disposal unit sent to the scene.
The suspect was wearing a fake suicide belt and is being questioned, the prosecutor's office said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36584107
uppityperson
(115,679 posts)4. That's different. I'm glad no one got hurt, but what was that about?
Angel Martin
(942 posts)2. testing response time and actions by police ? nt
secondwind
(16,903 posts)3. my first thought as well.