State broadcaster says at least one man "neutralised" during the new raid in Schaerbeek neighbourhood of Brussels.
Armed police have
launched a major new raid in Brussels in the wake of the suicide attacks
in the capital, Belgian media reported, a day after six suspects were arrested over the carnage.
Two explosions were heard at the start of the operation in the neighbourhood of Schaerbeek on Friday, and a man had been "neutralised", according to the RTBF state broadcaster, but there was no immediate confirmation by officials.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane, reporting from Brussels, said the explosions were consistent to the sound of stun grenades, usually used by police during raids.
Images captured by Al Jazeera showed armed police officials and security officials donning special suits crowding around an area with mixed residential and business establishments.
Our correspondent said there is still "no clarity" if the latest raid was directly linked to the attacks on Tuesday.
Suicide bombers hit the Brussels airport and a metro train on March 22, killing 31 people and wounding at least 270 in the worst such attack in Belgian history.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, which claimed responsibility for the Brussels bombings, also took credit for coordinated attacks in Paris in November which killed 130 people.
Two explosions were heard at the start of the operation in the neighbourhood of Schaerbeek on Friday, and a man had been "neutralised", according to the RTBF state broadcaster, but there was no immediate confirmation by officials.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane, reporting from Brussels, said the explosions were consistent to the sound of stun grenades, usually used by police during raids.
Images captured by Al Jazeera showed armed police officials and security officials donning special suits crowding around an area with mixed residential and business establishments.
Our correspondent said there is still "no clarity" if the latest raid was directly linked to the attacks on Tuesday.
Suicide bombers hit the Brussels airport and a metro train on March 22, killing 31 people and wounding at least 270 in the worst such attack in Belgian history.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, which claimed responsibility for the Brussels bombings, also took credit for coordinated attacks in Paris in November which killed 130 people.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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