Explosions reported in Brussels
Belgian prosecutors said three people were detained in the latest raids in Brussels prompted by the arrest of a Frenchman in the Paris area suspected of plotting a new attack.
The federal prosecutor's office said the three were arrested today in three different districts of the Belgian capital - Schaerbeek, Forest and Saint-Gilles.
Belgian state broadcaster RTBF said one person carrying a bag of explosives material was wounded and arrested in a raid in Brussels, which was now over.
AP reported that explosives robots and experts were still combing the area.
RTBF said Mr Clerfayt said the arrested person was linked to the attacks in Brussels this week and an arrest in France.
Two explosions have been reported in Brussels during a police operation.
According to local media the explosions occurred in the borough of Schaerbeek in Brussels.
.@Stone_SkyNews has the latest from the Brussels district of Schaerbeek, where a police operation is taking place https://t.co/ZUqyHwop2S
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Sky News reports Belguim police have carried out another raid and a man has been ‘neutralised’.
State broadcaster RTBF said multiple police operations are under way in Schaerbeek, and one person has been detained.
It also said one explosion was heard at the start of the operation and cited witnesses describing gunfire.
A total of ten people have now been arrested in connection with the Brussels terror attacks in the last 48 hours.
Six were arrested in Brussels last night, two people were detained in Germany today, one in Paris yesterday and one man in Brussels this afternoon.
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The operation is still ongoing.
