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This Article is From Oct 19, 2016

Belgian Police Say Brussels Hostage-Taking Over, No One Injured

Belgian Police Say Brussels Hostage-Taking Over, No One Injured
Belgian police detained a man who held about 15 people hostage in a supermarket. (File Photo)
Brussels: Belgian police said they detained a man who held about 15 people hostage in a supermarket on Tuesday evening in the Brussels suburb of Forest, adding that nobody was harmed.

Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said the man was armed with a knife. Another state broadcaster, VRT, said the incident might have been related to a failed robbery attempt.

It was not immediately clear if the man had surrendered or been overpowered.

There was no suggestion from police that the hostage-taker had Islamist links. Suicide attacks claimed by ISIS killed 32 people in Brussels in March.
© Thomson Reuters 2016

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