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Brussels attacks: 10 suspects arrested in three countries Brussels attacks: Man arrested in Schaerbeek police raid
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Ten more suspects have been arrested in three European countries as police step up efforts to prevent further attacks after the Brussels bombings. Belgian police have arrested a man in a raid in the capital Brussels in connection with recent terror attacks in the city.
Seven were detained in Brussels, two reportedly in Germany and one in Paris. The man, carrying a backpack, was shot in Schaerbeek district after refusing to obey police orders, media say. Explosions were also heard.
An investigation is continuing into Tuesday's bomb attacks, which killed 31 people in Brussels and have been linked to November's Paris attacks. Ten other suspects have been held in Belgium, Germany and France.
At least three explosions were reported in the Schaerbeek suburb of Brussels in a police operation. Police are trying to prevent further attacks after Tuesday's Brussels bombings.
An investigation is continuing into the bombings, which killed 31 people and have been linked to November's Paris attacks.
The Belgian prosecutor has named another of the suicide bombers at Brussels airport as Najim Laachraoui.
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out both sets of attacks.
An area near Schaerbeek's Meiser square was sealed off by heavily armed police and military vehicles on Friday.
At least three explosions were reported. Bomb disposal personnel and robots were at the scene.
The operation is now said to have finished.The operation is now said to have finished.
Media reports said a man with a backpack had been "neutralised" during the operation after refusing to obey police orders, and an area near Meiser square was sealed off by heavily armed police and military vehicles. Schaerbeek mayor Bernard Clerfayt said a man had been arrested and shot in the leg.
The man was later said to be injured. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a man who had emerged from an underpass armed with a machine gun being shot in the legs by police.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing police shoot in the legs a man armed with a machine gun who had emerged from an underpass. A local resident, named as Marios, also described gunfire.
Belgian TV showed bomb disposal personnel at the scene. "I heard two very loud shots," he told the BBC.
A local resident, named as Marios, said there was gunfire as well. "Immediately within seconds police arrived... The streets were evacuated..."
"I heard two very loud shots, I don't know what they were," he told the BBC. Schaerbeek is one of the districts where arrests were carried out on Thursday. French police sources say the latest raid was also linked to Thursday evening's operation in a Paris suburb during which another attack was apparently foiled.
"Immediately within seconds police arrived... The streets were evacuated... And it's still going on. And I just heard another gunshot."
Schaerbeek is one of the districts where arrests were carried out on Thursday. French police sources say the current raid is also linked to Thursday evening's operation in a Paris suburb during which another attack was apparently foiled.
'Je suis Bruxellois''Je suis Bruxellois'
US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Brussels, said that so-called Islamic State (IS) would be destroyed. US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Brussels, said that IS would be destroyed.
Standing alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, he expressed condolences for the victims and solidarity with Belgium, declaring "Je suis Bruxellois".Standing alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, he expressed condolences for the victims and solidarity with Belgium, declaring "Je suis Bruxellois".
The Western alliance would continue its fight to destroy IS, Mr Kerry said.The Western alliance would continue its fight to destroy IS, Mr Kerry said.
"We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred.""We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred."
More about the attacksMore about the attacks
Why have jihadists targeted Belgium?Why have jihadists targeted Belgium?
Why Brussels warning signs were missedWhy Brussels warning signs were missed
From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linkedFrom Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked
What we know so farWhat we know so far
Victims and survivorsVictims and survivors
Details of further arrests have been emerging:Details of further arrests have been emerging:
More details of those killed in the Brussels attacks have been released. Nationals of 40 countries were caught up in the attacks.More details of those killed in the Brussels attacks have been released. Nationals of 40 countries were caught up in the attacks.
Among the deaths confirmed so far:Among the deaths confirmed so far:
The Brussels bombings continue to have political repercussions, with questions surrounding the issue of whether more could have been done to prevent them.The Brussels bombings continue to have political repercussions, with questions surrounding the issue of whether more could have been done to prevent them.
Turkey has said it arrested and deported one of the bombers, Brahim el-Bakraoui last June, warning Belgium he was a "foreign fighter" - but the message was "ignored". The Dutch authorities had also been alerted, Ankara said.Turkey has said it arrested and deported one of the bombers, Brahim el-Bakraoui last June, warning Belgium he was a "foreign fighter" - but the message was "ignored". The Dutch authorities had also been alerted, Ankara said.
Bakraoui is one of three men who carried out the bombings at Brussels airport, killing 11 people.Bakraoui is one of three men who carried out the bombings at Brussels airport, killing 11 people.
The Belgian interior and justice ministers said they had offered their resignations but the prime minister refused to accept them.The Belgian interior and justice ministers said they had offered their resignations but the prime minister refused to accept them.
The other two airport attackers have not yet been identified. Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, struck at Maelbeek metro station, where 20 people died.The other two airport attackers have not yet been identified. Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, struck at Maelbeek metro station, where 20 people died.
There are reports of a second suspect being sought for that attack. One source told AFP news agency that a man with a large bag had been seen beside Khalid el-Bakraoui on surveillance footage at the metro station.There are reports of a second suspect being sought for that attack. One source told AFP news agency that a man with a large bag had been seen beside Khalid el-Bakraoui on surveillance footage at the metro station.
Meanwhile, the Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT reported that investigators were working on the assumption that the cell had been planning a far bigger attack, involving Paris-style shootings as well as suicide bombings.Meanwhile, the Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT reported that investigators were working on the assumption that the cell had been planning a far bigger attack, involving Paris-style shootings as well as suicide bombings.
Links have also emerged with Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks.Links have also emerged with Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks.
Abdeslam was arrested and wounded in a police raid on a flat in Brussels last Friday - four days before the attacks in the Belgian capital.Abdeslam was arrested and wounded in a police raid on a flat in Brussels last Friday - four days before the attacks in the Belgian capital.
Investigators say Khalid el-Bakraoui used a false name to rent the same flat.Investigators say Khalid el-Bakraoui used a false name to rent the same flat.
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