Story out of Brussels, Belgium:
A shopping centre in central Brussels has been evacuated following a security alert over a man feared to be wearing a suicide vest.
Bomb disposal units and the emergency services shut down the City2 complex in the Belgian capital this morning after the alarm was raised.
A man called police at 5.30am claiming he was wearing an explosives belt that could be triggered remotely, sparking an anti-terror operation.
But the "device" contained nothing more harmful than biscuits and salt, prosecutors said, with photos showing it comprised parcel tape, tin foil, a phone and a wire.
The suspect, named as JB, born in 1990, was previously known to authorities and has a history of mental illness. He recently contacted the police claiming he had been encouraged to join Isis in Syria.
The suspect was arrested at the scene. Cont.
Story from - Independent
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