The Parliament building in Brussels was evacuated earlier on Wednesday due to a bomb alert.
Rt.com reports:
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 @LaChambreBE pic.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.
BYPASS THE CENSORS
Sign up to get unfiltered news delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe any time. By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use
Alerte à la bombe @LaChambreBE. Grilles fermées. Impossible d’entrer pic.twitter.com/FtCaJZv1j4 — Jean-Marc Nollet (@jmnollet) 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
Sean Adl-Tabatabai