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Suspect Behind Terrorist Attack on Brussels Train Station Deceased

© AP PhotoIn this image taken from video, police cars create a cordon near the train station in central Brussels, Tuesday June 20, 2017. Belgian media report that explosion-like noises have been heard at a Brussels train station; the main square evacuated.
In this image taken from video, police cars create a cordon near the train station in central Brussels, Tuesday June 20, 2017. Belgian media report that explosion-like noises have been heard at a Brussels train station; the main square evacuated. - Sputnik International
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A man, who carried out a terrorist attack on the Brussels central train station, has died, the Soir newspaper reported citing the Federal Prosecutor's office.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, the military neutralized an identified man, who carried out a small explosion at the central train station.Police said that the situation is under control after the assailant was shot and travelers were evacuated. ​

In this image taken from video, police cars create a cordon near the train station in central Brussels, Tuesday June 20, 2017. Belgian media report that explosion-like noises have been heard at a Brussels train station; the main square evacuated. - Sputnik International
Explosion Reported at Brussels Train Station
Police have confirmed that nobody else was injured.

It was also reported that the Belgian authorities decided not to increase the terrorist threat level in the country to the final, fourth tier, following a terrorist attack on the Brussels central train station, Benoit Ramacker, the spokesman for the Belgian crisis center at the Interior Ministry told Sputnik Wednesday.

Brussels suffered a terror attack in March 2016. Two suicide bombers set their bombs off at the Brussels airport while another bombing took place at the Maalbeek metro stop in central Brussels.

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