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| Brussels terror raid: 'Two militant suspects detained' after Forest shoot out | Brussels terror raid: 'Two militant suspects detained' after Forest shoot out |
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| Two suspects have been detained following yesterday's shooting in Brussels, local media have reported. | |
| One suspect died and four police officers were wounded in the raid yesterday. | One suspect died and four police officers were wounded in the raid yesterday. |
| It is understood that police entered a property as part of an anti-terrorism raid in the south Brussels suburb of Forest. They expected to find the property empty but instead were met with armed attackers who fired at police. | It is understood that police entered a property as part of an anti-terrorism raid in the south Brussels suburb of Forest. They expected to find the property empty but instead were met with armed attackers who fired at police. |
| Eric Van Der Sypt, a spokesperson for the Belgian federal prosecutor, said that the search had been: "linked to the Paris attacks investigation." However, he said that the deceased was not Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in the Novermber Paris massacre. He said: "A body was found during a search of a house... his identity has not been established yet but whatever the case, it is not Salah Abdeslam." | |
| A heightened terror alert remains in place in the city. | |
| Prime Minister Charles Michel said that police are planning further operations in the coming hours and days. He told local media: "the threat remains." | |
| More to follow | More to follow |