A manhunt is underway in Belgium’s capital after two masked gunmen opened fireplace with rifles outdoor a metro station early Wednesday morning, the general public prosecutor’s place of business mentioned.
The incident passed off close to the Clemenceau metro station within the Anderlecht district of southwest Brussels, the place of business mentioned. No accidents have been reported.
Security camera footage from outdoor the station confirmed two masked males conserving what seem to be Kalashnikov rifles, strolling round at the sidewalk and firing indiscriminately but in addition ignoring more than one folks passing by means of. The 2 males seem to escape into the station.
Willemien Baert, a spokeswoman for the general public prosecutor’s place of business, mentioned in a remark that the assault didn’t seem to have a “terrorist purpose.” Investigators recovered a number of bullet casings, the prosecutor’s place of business mentioned.
Two metro stations — Clemenceau and Gare du Midi — have been closed to the general public for approximately 4 hours Wednesday as legislation enforcement officials investigated the incident, public transit authorities said.
