Belgium Foils Terror Attack at Brussels Central Train Station
Armed soldiers and police officers stand guard outside of the Brussels Central Station on June 20, 2017.
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Belgian soldiers shot a suspected assailant in downtown Brussels after a minor explosion at the Central train station caused mass panic but didn’t injure anyone.
The station was evacuated shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday and all trains were halted as passengers fled onto the rails amid the sound of a detonation and gunshots, according to railway company SNCB. The Interior Affairs Ministry confirmed in a statement that military staff intervened to “neutralize” an individual.