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Explosion rocks Brussels criminology institute
Arsonists set fire to Belgium’s National Institute of Criminology in Brussels earlier on Monday, causing an explosion but no casualties. “It’s a criminal act”, Ine Van Wymersch, spokeswoman of the Brussels prosecutor’s office, was quoted as saying by Reuters. “This location was not chosen randomly”.
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Ms Van Wymersch said the likely aim of the fire – believed to have been started deliberately – was to destroy “several files” inside.
State-run channel RTBF said unknown attackers rammed the institute’s gates with a auto at 2.30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT).
Five people, whose identities have not been unveiled have been arrested, near the laboratories.
As for the explosion heard by several people nearby, Van wymersch said its cause remain unknown.
State broadcaster RTBF claimed that a vehicle with two people on board managed to get through the security barriers to the site.
Police have deployed in force and sealed off the area.
Belgium’s terror alert level has remained high since attackers linked to the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) carried out a series of attacks on the capital’s airport and metro system in March. “We have no indications that it was terrorism”, she said.
The incident happened at around 2am on Monday morning when a vehicle rammed through security gates and a fire was started in Brussels’ criminal institute.
Fire service spokesman, Pierre Meys, said: “it was probably not accidental”.
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The institute carries of carries out forensic investigations in criminal cases and is tied to the Ministry of Justice, according to a report in the Guardian. “Windows of the lab were blown out dozens of meters away”.