Belgium - Possible Terror attack avoided in Busiest shopping street of Antwerp.(Standard) [GoogleTranslated].Actie van Dovo op de Kaaien in Antwerpen #antwerpen pic.twitter.com/QjAWLduQ5t— Anouk (@franklyanouk) March 23, 2017
Man arrested after he drove at high speed over the Meir.
Apparently Soldiers patrolling spotted the suspect vehicle, when trying to check the car the driver took off at high speed.
Around 11 pm a man was driving a high-speed vehicle over the Meir in which people had to hurry to avoid the vehicle, said police chief Serge Muyters. police noticed the vehicle and tried to stop it.
The driver ignored the control, drove through the red traffic light at the Meirbrug towards the quays. The rapid response team was called. At St. Michael's Quay, at the height of the Fortune Street, the vehicle and the driver was intercepted.
A perimeter was established around the suspicious car and the bomb squad came . IT's not said If anything suspicious was found in the car,
The suspect, a man of North African origin, has been arrested. The federal judicial police department terrorism has taken over the investigation. "Possibly we may have avoided worse," said Mayor Bart De Wever.
Vigilance is raised in Antwerp. "This means, additional & Increased policing in areas with lots of people or other special places."
PT - Suspect reportedly Frenchman of Tunisian descent - firearm, jerrycan with fuel & military fatigue found in car https://t.co/dKO0M4Kz6z— Guy Van Vlierden (@GuyVanVlierden) March 23, 2017
#Antwerp terror suspect Mohamed R., born 1977 French national registred in France. Belgian fed justice dep. https://t.co/Qy5nvnHVvd— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 23, 2017
BREAKING: French President Francois Hollande confirms #Antwerp attack appeared to involve French national. (@Reuters)— Jack Moore (@JFXM) March 23, 2017
— The Peninsula (@PeninsulaQatar) March 23, 2017
French citizen arrested after trying to hit the crowd at #Antwerp | #Belgium - lesoir.be https://t.co/Qy5nvnHVvd … via @lesoir— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) March 23, 2017
In #Antwerp the red Citroen has been removed by police after a man tried hitting pedestrians in the city centre. Bomb squad found substances pic.twitter.com/BlN7gcl7PS
— Dan Johnson (@DanJohnsonNews) March 23, 2017
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