The reason for the evacuation is unclear.
#Brussels: EU flags at half mast in front of the @EU_Commission. #BrusselsAttacks pic.twitter.com/WuNmLSRI7A
— European Commission (@EU_Commission) March 22, 2016
A series of blasts hit the Belgian capital earlier in the day, including two explosions in the Brussels Zaventem airport that left 14 people killed and 81 injured. At least 20 people were reportedly killed in explosions at the metro stations in central Brussels, 73 were injured.
The blasts in Brussels come just days after Salah Abdeslam, the mastermind behind the November Paris Attacks, was arrested in Belgium.
Daesh terrorist group has claimed the responsibility for the attacks.
