Brussels bomb: explosion reported at city's Institute of Criminology
11:55, 29 August 2016
LONDON. KAZINFORM A bomb has exploded at the Brussels Institute of Criminology in the north of Brussels but the building was empty and no one was wounded, according to local media.
A car rammed through the barriers at about 3am local time on Monday and one or more attackers exploded a bomb near the laboratories which caught fire, broadcaster RTL said.
State broadcaster RTBF said no one was injured but that damage at the site was significant. Police have been deployed in force and sealed off the area.
The institute is in Neder-Over-Hembeek, a suburb north of Brussels. It assists and advises Belgium’s justice authorities in carrying out their inquiries.
Belgium has been on high alert since March when attacks on the the city’s airport and subway killed 32 people.
Source: The Guardian
