'Anti-terror operation underway in Brussels after bomb alert'

Prime Minister Charles Michel was holding an emergency meeting with members of his security cabinet

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AFPPTI Brussels
Last Updated : Jun 21 2016 | 3:02 PM IST
An anti-terror operation was underway at a shopping centre in central Brussels on Tuesday, Belgian prosecutors said, adding that one suspect had been arrested.

Prime Minister Charles Michel was holding an emergency meeting with members of his security cabinet, the Belga News agency reported.

The incident began at about 1000 IST this morning after a report of a man acting suspiciously near the City 2 shopping centre triggered a bomb alert, broadcaster RTL reported.

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First Published: Jun 21 2016 | 12:28 PM IST

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