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Brussels police arrest driver allegedly being radicalized

Xinhua, March 3, 2017 Adjust font size:

A driver, who was allegedly radicalized, was arrested by Belgian police while driving a vehicle containing gas cylinders, a local official said.

According to Charles Picque, mayor of Saint-Gilles (Brussels), the demining service was called on site and a 200-meter perimeter was established around the suspicious vehicle that contained at least two gas cylinders. The area was evacuated and closed.

At the time of identifying the driver, police found that he was radicalized, Picque said. Endit