Brussels Police Shot At (Possibly With AK-47) During House Search

  • by: Maarten Schenk

STORY UPDATED: check for updates below.

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Belgian media are reporting that police came under fire during a house search in Vorst, a suburb of Brussels. One officer was hurt and a suspect is on the run. The raid was connected to the investigation into the Paris terror attacks a few months ago.

Updates:

  • 2016-03-15T18:37:00Z 2016-03-15T18:37:00Z
    Final balance: one suspect dead, two fled, four policemen injured.
  • 2016-03-15T18:13:13Z 2016-03-15T18:13:13Z
    Confirmation: one suspect killed.
  • 2016-03-15T17:24:55Z 2016-03-15T17:24:55Z
    Source: one suspect 'neutralized':
  • 2016-03-15T17:19:33Z 2016-03-15T17:19:33Z
    Reports of more gunfire, police assault going on.
  • 2016-03-15T16:50:20Z 2016-03-15T16:50:20Z
    French police officers were present at the search, but none of them were hurt.
  • 2016-03-15T16:48:14Z 2016-03-15T16:48:14Z
    Two separate shooting incidents: first police team wanted to execute a search warrant, was immediately fired on with automatic weapon, dozens of shots fired, suspects got away. Later on, police snipers arrived on the scene and more shots were heard.
  • 2016-03-15T16:47:05Z 2016-03-15T16:47:05Z
    One of the three injured police officers reported to be seriously hurt.
  • 2016-03-15T16:45:42Z 2016-03-15T16:45:42Z
    Reports are talking about two suspects holed up in an appartment. Saleh Abdeslam (wanted in connection with the Paris attacks) is not one of them.
  • 2016-03-15T16:44:11Z 2016-03-15T16:44:11Z
    Snipers on rooftops, Belgian TV reports more shots heard.
  • 2016-03-15T16:39:36Z 2016-03-15T16:39:36Z
  • 2016-03-15T16:37:57Z 2016-03-15T16:37:57Z
    Police are asking media to stop broadcasting live from the scene.
  • 2016-03-15T16:31:40Z 2016-03-15T16:31:40Z
    Reports from the scene say one or two suspects are still holed up inside an appartment building according to the mayor of Forest.
  • 2016-03-15T16:29:05Z 2016-03-15T16:29:05Z
    All live video feeds from the scene have apparently been shut down. We could see police approaching the cameras as someone said in french "I'm going to disconnect it."
  • 2016-03-15T16:09:30Z 2016-03-15T16:09:30Z
  • 2016-03-15T15:41:01Z 2016-03-15T15:41:01Z
  • 2016-03-15T15:36:48Z 2016-03-15T15:36:48Z
    Civilians are being evacuated from the area on lockdown.
  • 2016-03-15T15:32:56Z 2016-03-15T15:32:56Z
    Several schools inside the security perimeter are on lockdown.
  • 2016-03-15T15:24:50Z 2016-03-15T15:24:50Z
  • 2016-03-15T15:18:56Z 2016-03-15T15:18:56Z
    Latest reports: three officers injured.
  • 2016-03-15T15:18:38Z 2016-03-15T15:18:38Z
  • 2016-03-15T15:12:35Z 2016-03-15T15:12:35Z
    Helicopter and armoured vehicles deployed to the scene:
  • 2016-03-15T15:08:08Z 2016-03-15T15:08:08Z
    Security perimeter enlarged, government buildings reinforced:
  • 2016-03-15T15:06:41Z 2016-03-15T15:06:41Z
  • 2016-03-15T15:04:34Z 2016-03-15T15:04:34Z
    BBC ignores call from local police:
  • 2016-03-15T15:02:27Z 2016-03-15T15:02:27Z
    Police ask not to tweet photos or video of the scene. Belgian Twitter user responds by tweeting sprouts:
  • 2016-03-15T15:01:50Z 2016-03-15T15:01:50Z
  • 2016-03-15T14:56:23Z 2016-03-15T14:56:23Z
    Calls go out on social media to tweet cat pictures instead of info that might help the terror suspects.
  • 2016-03-15T14:55:21Z 2016-03-15T14:55:21Z
    (reload this page if you don't see the live video stream)
  • 2016-03-15T14:54:54Z 2016-03-15T14:54:54Z
  • 2016-03-15T14:47:55Z 2016-03-15T14:47:55Z
    Witnesses say a security perimeter has been established, unclear if suspects still inside.
  • 2016-03-15T14:45:58Z 2016-03-15T14:45:58Z
    Suspects reportedly holed up in dental laboratory:
  • 2016-03-15T14:44:34Z 2016-03-15T14:44:34Z
  • 2016-03-15T14:43:09Z 2016-03-15T14:43:09Z
  • 2016-03-15T14:41:33Z 2016-03-15T14:41:33Z
    Unconfirmed:
  • 2016-03-15T14:40:11Z 2016-03-15T14:40:11Z
    Special police units are on the scene.
  • 2016-03-15T14:38:25Z 2016-03-15T14:38:25Z
  • 2016-03-15T14:35:17Z 2016-03-15T14:35:17Z
    Three police officers reported to be lightly injured.
  • 2016-03-15T14:33:34Z 2016-03-15T14:33:34Z
    Update: a second suspect is reportedly also on the run.
  • 2016-03-15T14:30:58Z 2016-03-15T14:30:58Z
Maarten Schenk

Lead Stories co-founder Maarten Schenk is our resident expert on fake news and hoax websites. He likes to go beyond just debunking trending fake news stories and is endlessly fascinated by the dazzling variety of psychological and technical tricks used by the people and networks who intentionally spread made-up things on the internet.  He can often be found at conferences and events about fake news, disinformation and fact checking when he is not in his office in Belgium monitoring and tracking the latest fake article to go viral.

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