Brussels Police Shot At (Possibly With AK-47) During House Search
- by: Maarten Schenk
- (Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:27:41 Z)
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.
[livestream] Shooting #Brussels in #Vorst now https://t.co/lhbaP1hWiX
-- roeland roovers (@r0eland) March 15, 2016
Updates:
: Final balance: one suspect dead, two fled, four policemen injured.
: Confirmation: one suspect killed.
: Source: one suspect 'neutralized':
Fusillade à #Forest: un suspect a été neutralisé selon nos sources https://t.co/B0F5MrZFij
— lalibre.be (@lalibrebe) March 15, 2016
: Reports of more gunfire, police assault going on.
: French police officers were present at the search, but none of them were hurt.
: 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.
: One of the three injured police officers reported to be seriously hurt.
: 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.
: Snipers on rooftops, Belgian TV reports more shots heard.
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Belgium police moved news crews with livestreams out of the direct standoff area in #Forest neighbourhood of #Brussels
— roeland roovers (@r0eland) March 15, 2016
: Police are asking media to stop broadcasting live from the scene.
#Brusselslockdown @PolFed_presse asks media to no longer broadcast live images of Forest #Forest #Fusillade #Brussel https://t.co/Nu75bXsOdq
— Sol Hog (@solhog) March 15, 2016
: Reports from the scene say one or two suspects are still holed up inside an appartment building according to the mayor of Forest.
: 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."
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#BREAKING: More gun shots heard in #Brussels 2 hrs after anti-terror op began https://t.co/7fhnyqcJNV pic.twitter.com/YN4Vqa1ErI
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) March 15, 2016
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Police helicopter flying over #Forest/#Vorst in #Brussels [pic:@YochLaBrioche] pic.twitter.com/j7TtwOJw8Q
— roeland roovers (@r0eland) March 15, 2016
: Civilians are being evacuated from the area on lockdown.
: Several schools inside the security perimeter are on lockdown.
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BREAKING: French interior minister says French police are taking part in Brussels police raid https://t.co/Hpgzy8L2MZ
— The Daily Star (@DailyStarLeb) March 15, 2016
: Latest reports: three officers injured.
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#vorst #ParisAttacks #attentatsdeparis #vrtnieuws pic.twitter.com/GNDBwjj57c
— Caroline VdBerghe (@berghec) March 15, 2016
: Helicopter and armoured vehicles deployed to the scene:
#Forest: Helikopter und gepanzerte Fahrzeuge im Einsatz, mindestens 1 Polizist schwer verletzt (@itele)
— I.E.N. (@GoldenKrant) March 15, 2016
pic.twitter.com/d9oq3HNEQ6
: Security perimeter enlarged, government buildings reinforced:
@HLN_BE live periscope #vorst https://t.co/4VKGsGs8Sx
— Sébastien le-Lostec (@Seb759300) March 15, 2016
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@HLN_BE live periscope #vorst https://t.co/4VKGsGs8Sx
— Sébastien le-Lostec (@Seb759300) March 15, 2016
: BBC ignores call from local police:
Latest pictures show anti-terror operation taking place in Brussels suburb of #Forest https://t.co/cBqSFOjFLw https://t.co/8hxzmdcIMn
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 15, 2016
: Police ask not to tweet photos or video of the scene. Belgian Twitter user responds by tweeting sprouts:
Vu que La @PolFed_presse demande de ne pas prendre de photos/filmer à #Forest
— Nino IUDICELLO (@Ninoiudi) March 15, 2016
Voici des choux de #bruxelles pic.twitter.com/eUbsu9u3Ns
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#Forest pic.twitter.com/6WjoTTDW8s
— patrickd (@patlepirat) March 15, 2016
: Calls go out on social media to tweet cat pictures instead of info that might help the terror suspects.
N'oublions pas d'aider les opérations en cours en ne rien divulguant #Forest #BrusselsLockDown pic.twitter.com/HFH5Ugbwj6
— Sombre Claire (@ClaireForet) March 15, 2016
: (reload this page if you don't see the live video stream)
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MORE: Major police operation underway in #Brussels following #shooting - prosecutor https://t.co/zJjAnHMQsF pic.twitter.com/JWYd3H0HSO - #Hy…
— Hyder Ali Shah (@Hyder___News) March 15, 2016
: Witnesses say a security perimeter has been established, unclear if suspects still inside.
: Suspects reportedly holed up in dental laboratory:
Selon un voisin, les personnes recherchées seraient dans un laboratoire dentaire, rue de la station, #forest. @ContactNews
— Gatien Lambert (@GatienLambert) March 15, 2016
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#BREAKING: Shootout in #Brussels anti terror raid: 3 policemen injured. armed suspect on the run - @GatienLambert pic.twitter.com/drmjpQFeKj
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 15, 2016
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Via @r0eland: #Brussels police with guns drawn in #Forest/#Vorst after shooting [pic:@GatienLambert] pic.twitter.com/4Xj5KsGDHT
— Elly van Amstel (@ellyvanamstel) March 15, 2016
: Unconfirmed:
UPDATE: The 2 terror suspects on the run in #Brussels #Belgium are reportedly barricaded in the top of a building, Police operation underway
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) March 15, 2016
: Special police units are on the scene.
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Photo of witness at #Forest/#Vorst scene in #Brussels after shooting pic.twitter.com/f9kzny0XLp
— roeland roovers (@r0eland) March 15, 2016
: Three police officers reported to be lightly injured.
: Update: a second suspect is reportedly also on the run.
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Politieraid #vorst pic.twitter.com/bD9DOsDy23
— Teirlynck erik (@erikteirlynck) March 15, 2016