Brussels Terror Alert: Bomb Squad Swoops in After Explosive Device Discovered

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BRUSSELS TERROR ALERT: Bomb squad swoops in after EXPLOSIVE DEVICE discovered

A BRUSSELS street is on lockdown after an explosive device was found and surrounded by bomb squad.

By Zoie O’Brien, The Express, December 24, 2016:

Officers were alerted to the suspicious package found near the Turkish Federation of Belgium building in Schaerbeek.

The bag, discovered in Rue Josaphat, sparked a mass police response as a robot was been drafted in to assess the item. Brussels media reported authorities have announced it was indeed an explosive device, despite appearing to be an ordinary shopping bag.

According to reports coming from Belgium the device consisted of a gas cylinder and a firing system.

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Brussels bomb squad called in over suspicious package in Schaerbeek

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Robot sent in to assess package on steps in Belgium

The bag was found at 1:30pm local time but officers remain on scene.Police spokesman Audrey Dereymaeker, said: “A judicial perimeter will be maintained. So the people can return to their homes, but traffic remains blocked.”

Despite appearing to be a lunch box local media reports authorities have confirmed it was explosive