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| Brussels bomb: explosion reported at city's Institute of Criminology | Brussels bomb: explosion reported at city's Institute of Criminology |
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| A bomb has exploded at the Brussels Institute of Criminology in the north of Brussels but the building was empty and no one was wounded, according to local media. | |
| A car rammed through the barriers at about 3am local time on Monday and one or more attackers exploded a bomb near the laboratories which caught fire, broadcaster RTL said. | |
| State broadcaster RTBF said no one was injured but that damage at the site was significant. Police have been deployed in force and sealed off the area. | |
| The institute is in Neder-Over-Hembeek, a suburb north of Brussels. It is linked to the Belgian ministry of justice and carries out forensic investigations in criminal cases. | |
| Belgium has been on high alert since March when attacks on the the city’s airport and subway killed 32 people. | |
| Days before the Brussels attacks, Salah Abdeslam, one of the leaders of the terror attacks on Paris in November 2015, was arrested in the Molenbeek area of Brussels after a four-month international manhunt. | |
| This is a developing story, please check back for updates. | This is a developing story, please check back for updates. |