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'Suspect car' sparks bomb scare and evacuation of European Parliament buildings | 'Suspect car' sparks bomb scare and evacuation of European Parliament buildings |
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Belgian police have detained a man near the European Parliament who was found to have a gun and a chainsaw in his car, triggering a major evacuation of Parliament buildings in Brussels this morning. | |
Police ordered the evacuation of three Parliament offices and others buildings on Rue Montoyer after the discovery of a suspect car around 11 am this morning, blocking off the road completely, in what appeared at the time to be a bomb scare. | |
Police have since revealed they have detained a Slovakian man dressed in camouflage near the European Parliament and found a gun and chainsaw in his car. The man told police officers that he wanted to meet the European president. | |
A spokesperson for the European Parliament told The Independent earlier on Monday that the evacuation was a “precautionary measure” to allow police to examine and remove the suspect car. | |
The three Parliament buildings that were evacuated are largely used for administrative purposes, housing the Parliament’s human resources, communication and training departments, the spokesperson added. | |
Bomb alert in Brussels Belgium #news #Belgium pic.twitter.com/KL9IT1EH2P | Bomb alert in Brussels Belgium #news #Belgium pic.twitter.com/KL9IT1EH2P |
Just been evacuated from .@Europarl_EN - apparent bomb-scare #europeanunion | Just been evacuated from .@Europarl_EN - apparent bomb-scare #europeanunion |
Road has been blocked off at Place Luxembourg outside .@Europarl_EN after supposed bomb scare pic.twitter.com/alkMok06EZ | Road has been blocked off at Place Luxembourg outside .@Europarl_EN after supposed bomb scare pic.twitter.com/alkMok06EZ |
Montoyer building of European Parliament being evacuated due to a bomb alert.Suspicious car found, apparently. pic.twitter.com/asGVYW0iBc | Montoyer building of European Parliament being evacuated due to a bomb alert.Suspicious car found, apparently. pic.twitter.com/asGVYW0iBc |
Part of building European Parliament #EU evacuated due to a bomb alert (photo: @NinaPapadoulak) pic.twitter.com/7lqXoTfMNR | Part of building European Parliament #EU evacuated due to a bomb alert (photo: @NinaPapadoulak) pic.twitter.com/7lqXoTfMNR |
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