U.S. embassy in Brussels evacuated, police investigates suspect vehicle

U.S. embassy in Brussels evacuated, police investigates suspect vehicle

PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. embassy in Brussels was evacuated on Wednesday, Sept 5 while police investigated a suspect vehicle, officials and police said, according to Reuters.

"I can confirm we have been evacuated. There was a suspect vehicle," said Viktor Sidabras, the spokesman for the U.S. mission to the European Union. He said both the mission and the U.S. bilateral embassy to Belgium had been evacuated.

Belgian news agency Belga said police closed several main routes out of the city and sealed off a security zone around the embassy.

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