Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Brussels manhunt after gunfire in raid 'on Paris suspects BREAKING NEWS
Belgian security forces are hunting for at least two men after shots were fired at police during a counter-terrorism raid in the capital, Brussels.
Three officers were reportedly hurt, one of them severely. Streets in the suburb of Forest have been sealed off .
A prosecutor said the raid was linked to the Paris attacks which killed 130 people last November.
Belgian police have been trying to track down militants from the self-styled Islamic State.
After Tuesday's incident, police said they were pursuing at least two suspects who escaped over rooftops.
Eric Van Der Sypt, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor, told AFP news agency that "police were fired at" during the raid on Tuesday afternoon. He added that the raid was "linked to the Paris attacks investigation".
Reuters
A major police operation is now under way, with a helicopter flying overhead.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was quoted by Reuters as saying that French police officers were also taking part in the Brussels raid.
Since the 13 November attacks, officials have identified most of the people they believe to have carried out the assaults.
Most of the suspects have either died during the attacks or been killed in later police raids.
But two suspects - Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini - are still on the run.
In addition, 11 people have been arrested and charged in Belgium in connection with the killings. Another eight are still in detention.
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