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The incident is taking place near a primary school in the municipality of Forest, on Rue Jean-Baptiste Vanpe. The school is attended by approximately 350 pupils, and the children have been taken inside as a safety precaution. The mayor of Forest, Marc-Jean Ghyssels, has also confirmed the police operation, citing "suspicion of the presence of armed men," RTBF reported.
A security perimeter has been established, with a witness telling RTL Info that police have ordered residents of the neighborhood to stay inside their homes.
Witnesses told RTBF that armed police and snipers are at the scene. Police helicopters are also flying above the area.
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Police lock down part of Brussels amid reports of gunman
By Associated Press February 22 at 8:16 AM
BRUSSELS — Belgian police have sealed off part of a Brussels suburb amid media reports that an armed man could be at large.
Associated Press television images Thursday showed armed police officers hiding behind buildings and staking out a building rooftop in the Forest neighborhood of the Belgian capital.
A police helicopter flew overhead.
Broadcaster RTL quoted Forest mayor Marc-Jean Ghyssels as saying that police “suspect the presence of an armed man.”
A suspect in the deadly Paris attacks in November 2015, Salah Abdeslam, hid in Forest and was caught up in a shootout with police in a nearby apartment.
There was no immediate indication that Thursday’s incident is terror-related.
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BRUSSELS terror police have rushed to the Forest region of the city over reports of a gunman on the loose.
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Officers say the man may be hiding within a building.
Armed police and helicopters are at the scene, in the west of the Belgian capital.
Belgian police have sealed off part of the suburb.
Live television images show armed officers hiding behind buildings.
RTL were told by Forest mayor Marc-Jean Ghyssels police "suspect the presence of an armed man".
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Brussels terror police are on the scene of the incident
A witness told RTBF that police told them not to leave their homes.
Magistrate Marc-Jean Ghyssels told RT he believed there was one armed men, or several men, in a flat on rue Jean-Baptise Vanpé.
He added he did not think anyone has been injured. According to a witness an armed man was screaming in the street, but the magistrate could not confirm this.
A spokesman for the Bruxelles-Midi police said officers were called to the Forest area at 1pm local time. A Polish man in shock told a shopkeeper that he had seen a murder in the area earlier today.
Police went to the address he told them, but found nothing there.
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Belgium police and helicopters are surrounding the area
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Brussels: Armed police and helicopters are at the scene in Forest
The Forest area was the scene of a shootout between terror police hunting for the and Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam.
The Belgian-born of Moroccan descent was thought to be staying in a flat there and when police raided the presumed empty flat they were ambushed by his accomplice Mohamed Belkaid.
He fired explosives at police to distract from a rooftop getaway of another accomplice. In the November 2015 Paris attacks 130 people were killed in a series of strikes including the Bataclan theatre.
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A police spokesman said a Polish man had raised the alert
A police spokeswoman denied media reports that an armed gunman was hiding in the area. She said that the special units of the federal police had been deployed after a Polish man reported that someone had been murdered in the morning.
She said: ”They are searching the buildings but we can say there has not been any terrorist attack.”
Around 350 students at a nearby school, École Sainte-Alène de Forest, were hurried inside from their lunch break upon hearing the news.
The headmaster told RTL the children would remain in the school.
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The incident is taking place near a primary school in the municipality of Forest, on Rue Jean-Baptiste Vanpe. The school is attended by approximately 350 pupils, and the children have been taken inside as a safety precaution. The mayor of Forest, Marc-Jean Ghyssels, has also confirmed the police operation, citing "suspicion of the presence of armed men," RTBF reported.
A security perimeter has been established, with a witness telling RTL Info that police have ordered residents of the neighborhood to stay inside their homes.
Witnesses told RTBF that armed police and snipers are at the scene. Police helicopters are also flying above the area.
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Police lock down part of Brussels amid reports of gunman
By Associated Press February 22 at 8:16 AM
BRUSSELS — Belgian police have sealed off part of a Brussels suburb amid media reports that an armed man could be at large.
Associated Press television images Thursday showed armed police officers hiding behind buildings and staking out a building rooftop in the Forest neighborhood of the Belgian capital.
A police helicopter flew overhead.
Broadcaster RTL quoted Forest mayor Marc-Jean Ghyssels as saying that police “suspect the presence of an armed man.”
A suspect in the deadly Paris attacks in November 2015, Salah Abdeslam, hid in Forest and was caught up in a shootout with police in a nearby apartment.
There was no immediate indication that Thursday’s incident is terror-related.
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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BREAKING: Gunman on loose in Brussels - terror police rush to incident in Belgium capital
BRUSSELS terror police have rushed to the Forest region of the city over reports of a gunman on the loose.
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PUBLISHED: 13:22, Thu, Feb 22, 2018 | UPDATED: 13:47, Thu, Feb 22, 2018
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Officers say the man may be hiding within a building.
Armed police and helicopters are at the scene, in the west of the Belgian capital.
Belgian police have sealed off part of the suburb.
Live television images show armed officers hiding behind buildings.
RTL were told by Forest mayor Marc-Jean Ghyssels police "suspect the presence of an armed man".
Brussels terror police are on the scene of the incident
A witness told RTBF that police told them not to leave their homes.
Magistrate Marc-Jean Ghyssels told RT he believed there was one armed men, or several men, in a flat on rue Jean-Baptise Vanpé.
He added he did not think anyone has been injured. According to a witness an armed man was screaming in the street, but the magistrate could not confirm this.
A spokesman for the Bruxelles-Midi police said officers were called to the Forest area at 1pm local time. A Polish man in shock told a shopkeeper that he had seen a murder in the area earlier today.
Police went to the address he told them, but found nothing there.
Belgium police and helicopters are surrounding the area
Brussels: Armed police and helicopters are at the scene in Forest
The Forest area was the scene of a shootout between terror police hunting for the and Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam.
The Belgian-born of Moroccan descent was thought to be staying in a flat there and when police raided the presumed empty flat they were ambushed by his accomplice Mohamed Belkaid.
He fired explosives at police to distract from a rooftop getaway of another accomplice. In the November 2015 Paris attacks 130 people were killed in a series of strikes including the Bataclan theatre.
A police spokesman said a Polish man had raised the alert
A police spokeswoman denied media reports that an armed gunman was hiding in the area. She said that the special units of the federal police had been deployed after a Polish man reported that someone had been murdered in the morning.
She said: ”They are searching the buildings but we can say there has not been any terrorist attack.”
Around 350 students at a nearby school, École Sainte-Alène de Forest, were hurried inside from their lunch break upon hearing the news.
The headmaster told RTL the children would remain in the school.
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