Brussels: One person was wounded and detained in a major police operation in the northern Brussels borough of Schaerbeek, Belgian public broadcaster RTBF quoted the local mayor as saying.
Bernard Clerfayt said the person was linked to bomb attacks in Brussels and to a foiled plot this week near Paris.
Heavily armed police and military with trucks cordoned off an area around a major intersection and three blasts were heard which Clerfayt said were controlled explosions.
"No doubt to check if the person had an explosives belt strapped on," the witness told RTL. The witness said it was not clear if the person had been wounded, but was lying on the ground and talking to the police.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Bernard Clerfayt said the person was linked to bomb attacks in Brussels and to a foiled plot this week near Paris.
Heavily armed police and military with trucks cordoned off an area around a major intersection and three blasts were heard which Clerfayt said were controlled explosions.
"No doubt to check if the person had an explosives belt strapped on," the witness told RTL. The witness said it was not clear if the person had been wounded, but was lying on the ground and talking to the police.
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