Photo: Witness @remybonnaffe
A suspect wearing an explosive belt shouting “Allahu Akbar” was shot and the central train station in the Belgian capital of Brussels was evacuated Tuesday. An explosion was reported and police neutralized the suspect, according to local media reports.
Peter Dewael, a spokesman for the Federal Police, told VTM News soldiers at the train station opened fire on the man but the situation now is “under control.”
Rémy Bonnaffé, a witness to the attack, told Fox News he heard two loud bangs at the station, with the first bang taking place while everyone was still at the boarding platform. The second bang took place and everyone then hid.
Bonnaffé told Fox News he then ran across the street to the Hilton and heard two noises that sounded like gun shots. He took a photo which shows an object on fire, which he thought was a suitcase that could have been the thing that exploded.
Belgium, a frequent target of Islamic terrorism and home to enclaves of radicalism, has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people on the Brussels subway and at an airport on March 22, 2016.
