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Nail bomb, chemicals, IS flag found in Brussels property raid: prosecutor

Xinhua, March 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

An explosive device, chemicals and an Islamic State (IS) flag were found at an address raided by police in the Brussels district of Schaerbeek, the Belgian federal prosecutor said on Tuesday evening.

As part of a series of house searches following the Brussels bombings, investigators discovered the items - including an explosive device containing nails - at a property near Schaerbeek railway station.

Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that the investigation into who carried out the attacks is ongoing.

Police issued an appeal for information earlier to identify a man suspected of being involved in the Brussels airport attack. The man appears on video surveillance at the airport, alongside two men suspected of being the suicide bombers.

A three-day period of national mourning was declared by the Belgian government following the bombings perpetrated on Tuesday, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said at a press conference on Tuesday evening.

"This is the most tragic attack that Belgium has ever seen," said the head of the Belgian government. "We are determined to do everything possible to safeguard our freedom. Our freedom was struck in the heart this morning in Brussels, as it has been before in Paris, London and Madrid."

Michel confirmed that the terror alert level 4 remains in place. A new assessment by Belgium's Co-ordinating Body for Threat Analysis, OCAM, will be carried out on Wednesday morning. Enditem