Belgian media withdraw report that attacks suspect arrested

People observe a minute of silence at the Place de la Bourse in the center of Brussels, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Bombs exploded yesterday at the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations Tuesday, killing and wounding scores of people, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

People observe a minute of silence at the Place de la Bourse in the center of Brussels, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Bombs exploded yesterday at the Brussels airport and one of the city’s metro stations Tuesday, killing and wounding scores of people, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. AP

BRUSSELS — Belgian media on Wednesday withdrew reports that a man arrested in the capital was Brussels attacks suspect Najim Laachraoui.

“Arrested man in Anderlecht is not Najim Laachraoui,” the Derniere Heure newspaper tweeted, while the RTL broadcaster said that the “suspect arrested in Anderlecht was not Najim Laachraoui in the end.”

READ: Suspect in Brussels airport attacks arrested—Belgian media

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