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| Area in Brussels sealed off after police shoot at driver claiming to have explosives | Area in Brussels sealed off after police shoot at driver claiming to have explosives |
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| Police in the Molenbeek district of Brussels have shot at a vehicle they were chasing and said the driver claimed there were explosives in the car, according to Belgium's federal prosecutor. | Police in the Molenbeek district of Brussels have shot at a vehicle they were chasing and said the driver claimed there were explosives in the car, according to Belgium's federal prosecutor. |
| The incident took place outside Molenbeek West Station. A police perimeter has been established and traffic is being diverted. | The incident took place outside Molenbeek West Station. A police perimeter has been established and traffic is being diverted. |
| The suspect was arrested after police shot at the car, Sud Info reported. | The suspect was arrested after police shot at the car, Sud Info reported. |
| No injuries were caused when police shot at the car. | No injuries were caused when police shot at the car. |
| "We pulled out the driver, who directly stated that there were explosives on board," said Johan Berckmans, spokesman for the Brussels West Police, as quoted by Sud Info. | "We pulled out the driver, who directly stated that there were explosives on board," said Johan Berckmans, spokesman for the Brussels West Police, as quoted by Sud Info. |
| "Given the suspect's statements, we preferred not to take any risks..." Brussels public prosecutor's office spokesman Ine Van Wymersch said, noting that an explosives team was deployed to the scene. | "Given the suspect's statements, we preferred not to take any risks..." Brussels public prosecutor's office spokesman Ine Van Wymersch said, noting that an explosives team was deployed to the scene. |
| "When the police arrested him, he claimed to have explosives so not to take any risk, the army has been called in to check," van Wymersch told Reuters. | |
| The suspect came to police attention after he failed to stop at a traffic light. |