Molenbeek District Of Brussels

Belgian police fired a shot at a vehicle in the Brussels district of Molenbeek and called in a bomb squad after the driver claimed to have explosives on board, Belgium's federal prosecutors said on Tuesday

In Molenbeek, the rundown Brussels neighbourhood with the unenviable reputation as a haven for jihadists, residents are struggling to confront the threat of radicalism as recruiters increasingly go underground to prey on the area's youngsters.

Belgian authorities have arrested five people during house searches in Brussels in connection with the deadly Paris attacks, a local official said today, but prosecutors did not confirm the number.

Belgian police fired a shot at a vehicle in the Brussels district of Molenbeek and called in a bomb squad after the driver claimed to have explosives on board, Belgium's federal prosecutors said on Tuesday

In Molenbeek, the rundown Brussels neighbourhood with the unenviable reputation as a haven for jihadists, residents are struggling to confront the threat of radicalism as recruiters increasingly go underground to prey on the area's youngsters.

Belgian authorities have arrested five people during house searches in Brussels in connection with the deadly Paris attacks, a local official said today, but prosecutors did not confirm the number.