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Photo shows moment of explosion at Brussels central station
A suicide bomber has triggered a small explosion in Brussels Central Station a few minutes ago.
The man was shot dead by soldiers inside the station and no-one else is believed to have been injured.
Police say the situation is under control. The station and the city's Grand Place were evacuated.
Several Belgian media outlets quote witnesses as saying the man shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic) before setting off the explosion.
"People were fleeing everywhere," a witness told RTL radio.
As the station and Grand Place were evacuated, businesses and restaurants were ordered to close and draw down their shutters, RTL adds.
Metro lines running through the station were also briefly suspended on orders of the police, according to the radio.
