Brussels explosion: Suspected suicide bomber shot dead after blast at Central Station

‘A suspected suicide bomber was gunned down by Belgian soldier after he allegedly tried to detonate explosives at Brussels Central Station in a “terror attack”, a federal prosecutor has said.
The unidentified man, reportedly carrying a suicide belt and a backpack full of explosives, detonated a small explosive inside the building before he was shot dead.
Police then evacuated the station and nearby the Grand Place “in seconds” according to witnesses.
One eyewitness reported that the man had shouted “Allahu Akbar” and had seemed very agitated.
Nicolas Van Herreweghen, who works for Belgium’s national rail company, said the male suspect was yelling about jihadists before blowing up something on a baggage trolley.’

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