Soldiers shoot suspected terrorist dead at Brussels railway station

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A suspected terrorist was shot dead by soldiers in one of Brussels’ main railway stations on Tuesday night after what police described as a small explosion. Officers believe the man was wearing an explosive belt and a witness at Brussels Central station reportedly heard the man call out “Allahu Akbar” – “God is great” in Arabic – before the blast.  Police quickly announced they had the situation under control. “This is considered as a terrorist attack,” said the federal prosecutor’s office spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt. “The suspect has been neutralised by the military that were present at the scene immediately after the explosion,” he said. “He is dead.” Van Der Sypt said the prosecutor’s office still had “no idea” of the suspect’s identity. There were no other casualties in the incident.(guardian)…[+]