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Belgium: Police intercept speeding car and thwart 'attempted terrorist attack'

A Vehicle With French Plates Has Tried To Drive At High Speed Into The Meir (shopping Street). A Man In Camouflage Was Taken Away, The Spokesman Told A Televised News Conference In Antwerp.

PTI | Updated on: 23 Mar 2017, 10:29:24 PM
Belgium: Police intercept speeding car and thwart 'attempted terrorist attack'

Brussels:

Belgian police intercepted a car that was speeding toward a busy shopping area and refused to stop, authorities said Thursday. Authorities eventually managed to stop the 39-year-old French driver and detained him.

"A vehicle with French plates has tried to drive at high speed into the Meir (shopping street). A man in camouflage was taken away," the spokesman told a televised news conference in Antwerp.

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First Published : 23 Mar 2017, 10:23:00 PM

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