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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 03:26 AM Jun 2016

Brussels terror alert as man arrested

Source: BBC

Brussels terror alert as man arrested


7 minutes ago

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 OP
Brussels terror alert: No bomb found MowCowWhoHow III Jun 2016 #1
That's different. I'm glad no one got hurt, but what was that about? uppityperson Jun 2016 #4
testing response time and actions by police ? nt Angel Martin Jun 2016 #2
my first thought as well. secondwind Jun 2016 #3

MowCowWhoHow III

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1. Brussels terror alert: No bomb found
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 06:54 AM
Jun 2016
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

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