Belgian troops kill 'terrorist' bomber in Brussels train station

Record ID: 896441

  • Title: Belgian troops kill 'terrorist' bomber in Brussels train station
  • Date: 21st June 2017
  • Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JUNE 21, 2017) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS EXTERIOR SHOTS OF BRUSSELS CENTRAL STATION VARIOUS OF SECURITY FORCES OUTSIDE BRUSSELS CENTRAL STATION
  • Embargoed: 5th July 2017 03:29
  • Keywords: Brussels station blast police army explosive belt shot explosionb
  • Location: BELGIUM, BRUSSELS / INTERNET
  • City: BELGIUM, BRUSSELS / INTERNET
  • Country: Belgium
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016M7YZPJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Belgian troops shot dead a suspected suicide bomber in Brussels' central train station on Tuesday (June 20) but there were no other casualties, in what authorities were treating as the latest terrorist incident in Europe.
    The man set off a small explosion at the city's Central Station, prosecutors said, and was then shot by one of the routine military patrols active in Brussels since attacks more than a year ago. They declined comment on witness accounts that the man had shouted Islamist slogans first.
    Only hours later, after bomb disposal teams had cleared the area, was the man confirmed dead. There was no word on his identity.
    As Prime Minister Charles Michel consulted with his security advisers, the national alert was maintained at its second highest level. Michel, who convened a National Security Council meeting for early Wednesday (June 21), tweeted his thanks to the security forces and railway staff for their professionalism and courage.
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