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| Police capture man who held 15 hostage in Belgian supermarket | |
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| The armed attacker, who took people hostage in a supermarket in the Forest suburb of Brussels, has given himself up to the police, authorities have confirmed. | |
| Eyewitnesses told local channel VRT that the hostage-taking unfolded at about 7 p.m. local time, in a Carrefour chain store, after what they claimed was a robbery attempt gone wrong. Those who managed to leave the supermarket said the suspect was armed with a knife, and forced shoppers to lie down on the floor. | |
| The area was quickly sealed off, and a special team, supported by a helicopter, was sent to disarm the suspect. | The area was quickly sealed off, and a special team, supported by a helicopter, was sent to disarm the suspect. |
| Within minutes, the man, who appeared to have issued no demands, was apprehended. | Within minutes, the man, who appeared to have issued no demands, was apprehended. |
| While there has been no suggestion that the hostage-taking was a terrorist attack, police and residents in the Belgian capital have been on high alert over potential incidents in public places, following a deadly airport and train station bombing in the city in March this year. | While there has been no suggestion that the hostage-taking was a terrorist attack, police and residents in the Belgian capital have been on high alert over potential incidents in public places, following a deadly airport and train station bombing in the city in March this year. |
| At dawn on Tuesday, security forces raided 15 houses across the country, taking four men into custody, who now face charges of abetting radical Islamist organizations. | At dawn on Tuesday, security forces raided 15 houses across the country, taking four men into custody, who now face charges of abetting radical Islamist organizations. |