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Belgium army base car attack: Suspect arrested near Namur Belgium army base car attack: 'Terrorism not the motive'
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Belgian police have arrested a suspect after a masked gunman tried to crash his car through the gates of an army barracks near the city of Namur. Belgium has said there are no signs that terrorism was the motive behind an attack on army barracks near the city of Namur.
The masked man drove off after the attempted attack, during which Belgian soldiers fired shots. No-one was hurt. Belgian police have arrested a suspect after a masked gunman tried to crash his car through the gates of the army barracks.
The man drove off after the attempted attack, during which Belgian soldiers fired shots. No-one was hurt.
The attack happened in Flawinne, south-east of Brussels.The attack happened in Flawinne, south-east of Brussels.
Later the car was found abandoned nearby, and a suspect was detained, a prosecutor said. The motive for the attack is not yet clear. "For the moment there are no elements which would allow us to say we are facing a terrorist examination," a spokesman for prosecutors in Namur told a press conference.
"The theory of an isolated incident or one of a psychologically unstable person cannot be ruled out," he said.
The car was found abandoned nearby.
Belgian officials say the attacker's identity is known.Belgian officials say the attacker's identity is known.
"The individual has just been arrested... There is nothing to suggest there are others involved," local prosecutor Vincent Macq was quoted as saying. "There is nothing to suggest there are others involved," local prosecutor Vincent Macq was quoted as saying.
Earlier an official described the attack on a barracks as "incomprehensible" because "there are plenty of weapons there to strike back".Earlier an official described the attack on a barracks as "incomprehensible" because "there are plenty of weapons there to strike back".
Pictures show a bomb disposal team called to the scene of the abandoned car. Pictures from the scene showed a bomb disposal team called to examine the abandoned car.
Local reports initially said the car was carrying a suspected explosive device. Local reports initially said the car was carrying a suspected explosive device, but no explosives were found in the car.
However, officials have been unable to confirm this. A nearby police academy was evacuated, according to local media reports.
A police academy has been evacuated, according to local media reports.
In January, Belgian police killed two men in a major counter-terrorism raid, just a week after the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack by gunmen in the French capital Paris.In January, Belgian police killed two men in a major counter-terrorism raid, just a week after the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack by gunmen in the French capital Paris.