TERROR ALERT

Brussels Train Station re-opened following evacuation after ‘suspicious package’ was discovered 24 hours after Euro 2016 plot was foiled

Eye-witnesses reported seeing cops swoop on the station after the alarm was raised just after midday (11am UK tim) today.

Guy Birchall

Published: 12:20, 19 Jun 2016
Updated: 18:47, 19 Jun 2016

Brussels Central railway station has re-opened after it was evacuated following the discovery of "suspicious packages".

Eye-witnesses reported seeing cops swoop on the station after the alarm was raised just after midday (11am UK time) today.

Suspicious package ... police swoop into station following alert — Suspicious package ... police swoop into station following alertCredit: Rex Features

Brussels Central Station was evacuated after suspicious packages were discovered this morning — Brussels Central Station was evacuated after suspicious packages were discovered this morningCredit: Twitter

The news comes just a day after a plot to attack a fan park in the city showing Belgium's Euro 2016 clash with Ireland was foiled.

Police were called after two abandoned suitcases were spotted in the station.

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The country's national rail company SNCB confirmed the station had been shut following a "police order".

Eye-witness Daniel Munevar wrote on Twitter: "Just walked by Gare Central in Brussels. Was shut down and lots of police coming in. Stay safe."

Rail services were suspended for around half an hour as bomb disposal experts investigated the unattended luggage.

Police order ... national rail company confirms station's closure — Police order ... national rail company confirms station's closureCredit: Rex Features

The station was closed for half an hour while the abandoned suitcases were investigated by bomb disposal experts — The station was closed for half an hour while the abandoned suitcases were investigated by bomb disposal expertsCredit: Twitter

It was eventually found to be a false alarm and the station was re-opened at around 1pm local time — It was eventually found to be a false alarm and the station was re-opened at around 1pm local timeCredit: Twitter

According to Flanders News Peter De Waele of the federal police said a bomb disposal unit inspected the packages and discovered it to be a false alarm.

Evacuated ... eyewitnesses report seeing cops swoop into station — Evacuated ... eyewitnesses report seeing cops swoop into stationCredit: Rex Features

Raised alarm ... two abandoned suitcases sitting by station lockers were flagged — Raised alarm ... two abandoned suitcases sitting by station lockers were flaggedCredit: Rex Features

The station was fully operational again by 1pm local time.

The country has been on high alert ever since Brussels was struck by ISIS terrorists in March this year which claimed the lives of 32 innocent victims.

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