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Belgian soldiers shot a terror suspect after an explosion rocked the central train station in Brussels on Tuesday in the latest attack to hit Europe.
Witnesses said the suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) before causing the blast, with local media saying the individual had activated an explosive belt.
Authorities reported no casualties, apart from the attacker who was was killed in the confrontation.
Crying passengers were evacuated from the station as the city that hosts the EU's headquarters was struck by a new attack just over a year after suicide bombers hit the city's airport and metro system.
"This is considered as a terrorist attack," federal prosecutor's office spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt told a news conference outside Brussels Gare Centrale station.
The blast in Belgium comes a day after a man mowed down Muslims near a mosque in London, and a radical Islamist on a terror watchlist rammed a car laden with weapons into a police vehicle in Paris.
Brussels has been on high alert since suicide bombers struck the city's airport and metro in March 2016, killing 32 people and injuring hundreds more.
The Islamic State group claimed the attacks, which were carried out by the same Brussels-based cell behind the November 2016 Paris attacks that killed 130 people.
Van Der Sypt said that at about 1830 GMT there has was a "small explosion at Central Station here in Brussels."
"The suspect has been neutralised by the military that were present at the scene immediately after the explosion," the spokesman said. "He is dead."
There were no other casualties, Van Der Sypt said.
The incident happened well after rush hour, but hundreds of passengers were still evacuated from one of Belgium's busiest stations. The nearby Grand Place, a major tourist destination, was also evacuated.
Explosion rocks Brussels train station, suspect 'neutralised': officials
Witnesses said the suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) before causing the blast, with local media saying the individual had activated an explosive belt.
Authorities reported no casualties, apart from the attacker who was was killed in the confrontation.
Crying passengers were evacuated from the station as the city that hosts the EU's headquarters was struck by a new attack just over a year after suicide bombers hit the city's airport and metro system.
"This is considered as a terrorist attack," federal prosecutor's office spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt told a news conference outside Brussels Gare Centrale station.
The blast in Belgium comes a day after a man mowed down Muslims near a mosque in London, and a radical Islamist on a terror watchlist rammed a car laden with weapons into a police vehicle in Paris.
Brussels has been on high alert since suicide bombers struck the city's airport and metro in March 2016, killing 32 people and injuring hundreds more.
The Islamic State group claimed the attacks, which were carried out by the same Brussels-based cell behind the November 2016 Paris attacks that killed 130 people.
Van Der Sypt said that at about 1830 GMT there has was a "small explosion at Central Station here in Brussels."
"The suspect has been neutralised by the military that were present at the scene immediately after the explosion," the spokesman said. "He is dead."
There were no other casualties, Van Der Sypt said.
The incident happened well after rush hour, but hundreds of passengers were still evacuated from one of Belgium's busiest stations. The nearby Grand Place, a major tourist destination, was also evacuated.
Explosion rocks Brussels train station, suspect 'neutralised': officials
