In brief
A manhunt is currently taking place in Brussels following an early morning shooting incident involving two masked gunmen at the Clemenceau metro station on Wednesday. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed that the assailants fired indiscriminately using rifles but thankfully no one was injured. Witnesses described the gunmen as armed with what appeared to be Kalashnikov rifles, captured on security footage as they roamed the sidewalk. In a statement from Willemien Baert, the spokeswoman for the public prosecutor, it was noted that there is no indication of a terrorist motive behind the attack. Investigators have secured several bullet casings from the scene. As a precaution, the Clemenceau and Gare du Midi metro stations were closed for several hours while law enforcement conducted their investigation.
Brussels Manhunt Launched After Gunmen Open Fire Outside Metro StationAuthorities report no injuries in shooting incident that led to metro station closures in Brussels.A manhunt is currently taking place in Brussels following an early morning shooting incident involving two masked gunmen at the Clemenceau metro station on Wednesday. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed that the assailants fired indiscriminately using rifles but thankfully no one was injured. Witnesses described the gunmen as armed with what appeared to be Kalashnikov rifles, captured on security footage as they roamed the sidewalk. In a statement from Willemien Baert, the spokeswoman for the public prosecutor, it was noted that there is no indication of a terrorist motive behind the attack. Investigators have secured several bullet casings from the scene. As a precaution, the Clemenceau and Gare du Midi metro stations were closed for several hours while law enforcement conducted their investigation.
