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| Belgian federal prosecutor says Brussels train station explosion was a foiled 'terrorist attack' | Belgian federal prosecutor says Brussels train station explosion was a foiled 'terrorist attack' |
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| Belgian soldiers “neutralized” a person reportedly wearing an explosive belt at Brussels Central Station on Tuesday evening. | |
| "We do not know whether the man, whose identity we have yet to confirm, is alive or dead. However, this was a terrorist attack," Eric Van der Sijpt, spokesperson for the Belgian Federal prosecutor told reporters at a press conference. | |
| Van der Sijpt later confirmed that the suspect had died and that there were no other casualties in the attack. | |
| Crisis Center Belgium have advised that a controlled explosion may have be carried out on the scene by bomb disposal experts. | |
| The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the country’s national security threat level will remain the same as it had been prior to today’s incident. | The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the country’s national security threat level will remain the same as it had been prior to today’s incident. |
| Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel thanked military and security personnel for their courage and professionalism and confirmed there will be a meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow morning at 9am local time. | Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel thanked military and security personnel for their courage and professionalism and confirmed there will be a meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow morning at 9am local time. |
| Authorities are unsure whether the station will be open tomorrow morning and are considering alternative measures to ease traffic in during the morning rush reports VTM Nieuws. | Authorities are unsure whether the station will be open tomorrow morning and are considering alternative measures to ease traffic in during the morning rush reports VTM Nieuws. |
| Nightlife in the city center appears to have returned to normal after a successful counter-terrorism operation. | Nightlife in the city center appears to have returned to normal after a successful counter-terrorism operation. |
| Images and video collected from social media show the immediate aftermath of the incident. |