BREAKING NEWS: Two explosions heard in Brussels as anti-terror police launch fresh raid in wake of suicide attacks
Armed police launched a major new raid in Brussels in the wake of the suicide attacks in the capital, Belgian media reported Friday, a day after six suspects were arrested over the carnage.
Two explosion were heard at the start of the operation in the neighbourhood of Schaerbeek, north Brussels.
One man had reportedly been 'neutralised', but there was no immediate confirmation by officials, Belgian state broadcaster RTBF said.
Two explosion were heard at the start of the operation in the neighbourhood of Schaerbeek, north Brussels, and Belgian media said one man had been 'neutralised'.
Pictures reportedly taken at the site shows armed police hiding behind a car and appearing to shoot a man at a tram stop in Schaerbeek.
Bomb disposal experts were also on site, reports said.
Police had sealed off the area, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
The site of the raid is in the same district from where three airport attackers left on Tuesday morning carrying suitcase bombs, although only two went off.
During a series of raids in Schaerbeek on Tuesday night police found 15 kilos of high explosive, bomb-making chemicals and an Islamic State group flag.
It is not clear whether the raids are linked to the investigation into deadly attacks Tuesday on Brussels' airport and subway system. At least one suspect in those attacks is at large, and it is unclear whether there were other accomplices.
Pictures reportedly taken at the site shows armed police hiding behind a car and appearing to shoot a man at a tram stop in Schaerbeek
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