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1st LD Writethru: Police operation under way in central Brussels near Grand Place

Xinhua, November 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

A police operation is under way in central Brussels on Sunday evening, with residents being told to stay away from their windows, Belgian broadcaster RTL reported.

The broadcaster said police were carrying out an operation near Rue du Midi, a few blocks from the Grand-Place, the city's central square.

One eyewitness told RTL they were dining in a restaurant when police told them to finish their meal and wait at the door for the signal to leave.

Other eyewitnesses took to Twitter to post photos to show a police security cordon has been set up.

"Police and military ask us to stay in the hotel," one tourist tweeted.

Some residents in the area of Rue du Midi told Xinhua that they were ordered by the police to stay home and away from the windows.

Some tweeted that the public were asked not to report police's movements on social media. Endit