Suspicious package in center of Brussels cleared

A suspicious package that briefly closed a portion of the Brussels city center Saturday has been cleared, witnesses and a police officer on the spot told Xinhua.

The suspicious package was discovered around 15:00 (1300 GMT) at the corner of the rue du Marche aux Poulets and the pedestrian street of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, according to earlier media reports.

Security perimeter installed following the package discovery on several streets in the vicinity has now been removed, according to witnesses. Endit