Third blast heard amid Brussels police raid
BRUSSELS — A new blast has been heard from a police operation in a Brussels neighborhood that once housed a hideout for the suicide bombers who targeted the city’s airport and subway system this week.
Associated Press reporters at the scene described hearing a new detonation, though it was unclear whether it was a controlled police detonation or something else.
Earlier, a witness speaking on Belgian state broadcaster RTBF described hearing two blasts and shots from heavy weapons during the police raid on the Schaerbeek neighborhood.
About 50 officers appear to be involved in the operation. It is unclear whether it is linked to Tuesday’s attacks. A tram passing through the area was stopped and evacuated and police cordoned off a wide perimeter of streets.
