Brussels Metro Shooting: No Victims, Police Search for Perpetrators

This morning around 6.15 am  Brussels near the Clemenceau metro stop, in the Anderlecht district, there was a shooting. According to the spokeswoman for the Brussels South police, Sarah Frederickx, There are no injuries or victims.

The first reconstructions speak of two men armed with Kalashnikovs and wearing hoods, who were caught on surveillance cameras fleeing inside the metro tunnels between the stations Clemenceau and Brussels-South. At the moment the possibility of a settling of scores related to the drug trafficking, but there is no official confirmation yet. The police are continuing their investigations to find those responsible

Metro and tram blocked, searches underway

After the gunshots, The police ordered the interruption of the metro lines 2 and 6 to allow for searches in the tunnels. The Gare du Midi and Clemenceau stations were also closed, with metro trains not running between the Gare de l'Ouest and Trône stops. Tram lines 4, 10, 51 and 82 were also interrupted between Berkendael and Lemonnier.

Le special units of the federal and railway police They are combing the area for suspects. "The suspects may still be inside the tunnel“l,” said spokeswoman Frederickx, stressing that the search continues unabated.

This is not about terrorism

According to initial information gathered by local media, the episode would not be linked to an act of terrorism, but rather to local crime dynamics. Anderlecht is known to be a nerve centre for drug trafficking in the Belgian capital, and the most widely accepted hypothesis is that of an attempted intimidation.

Images are circulating on social media and in Belgian media showing one of the suspects running with a Kalashnikov under arm near the subway turnstiles.

Authorities urge citizens to avoid the area and report suspicious movements to the police. At this time, those responsible have not yet been identified.