Parliament building evacuated in Brussels after bomb threat (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The Belgian Federal Parliament building in Brussels is being evacuated due to a bomb alert, the Belgian media are reporting.
A large number of police officers have arrived at the scene, the Belgian broadcaster RTBF is stating, while also adding that there are still people inside the building.
Alerte à la bombe. Evacuation en cours à @LaChambreBEpic.twitter.com/4yA87YeJ3t
— Jean-Marc Nollet (@jmnollet) September 23, 2015
Parliament officials confirmed that an evacuation had taken place, according to the La Libre newspaper.
Alerte à la bombe @LaChambreBE. Grilles fermées. Impossible d'entrer pic.twitter.com/FtCaJZv1j4
— Jean-Marc Nollet (@jmnollet) September 23, 2015
Evacuation du Parlement
Posted by Jean-Marc Nollet on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Alerte à la bombe @LaChambreBE le personnel rassemblé dans le parc royal pic.twitter.com/pty9SfKt83
— Jean-Marc Nollet (@jmnollet) September 23, 2015
Alerte à la bombe @LaChambreBE partie ancienne déjà évacuée. Maison des parlementaires on attend signal. pic.twitter.com/eUFf7TiTNX
— Jean-Marc Nollet (@jmnollet) September 23, 2015
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