The Simonis metro station in Brussels was evacuated this Wednesday around noon following a bomb threat. Metro traffic is interrupted between Simonis and Yser.
A bomb threat was reported this afternoon at the Simonis metro station. STIB confirms that the station is closed and has been completely evacuated.
“There seems to be a Simonis metro bomb threat currently. Neighborhood cordoned off”Gaëtan informed us this Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. via the Alert us button. “There are police everywhere,” Nathalie also testified.
“Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a metro passenger called our dispatch because he thought he had noticed suspicious behavior”explains Guy Sablon, spokesperson for STIB. “As a precautionary measure, we immediately completely evacuated the metro and tram station. The police have established a large perimeter and are now searching the metro station.”
“Federal and local police are currently on site, accompanied by a dog to carry out a sweep,” said the federal police.
Metro line 6 traffic is interrupted between Simonis and Yser, Stib reported. On the other hand, “a technical problem (occurring independently of the bomb threat) at Beekkant station causes an interruption of metro lines 2 and 6 between Belgica and Delacroix stations”added the Brussels transport network.
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