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Two People Injured Following Shooting in Central Brussels - Police

© REUTERS / Eric VidalBelgian police officers patrol the area around the headquarters of different European institutions in Brussels, Belgium May 24, 2017.
Belgian police officers patrol the area around the headquarters of different European institutions in Brussels, Belgium May 24, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The incident occurred near a bar on Croix de Fer Street, which is a few minutes’ walk from the Royal Palace, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Chamber of Representatives.

"This morning the police went on a call to the street Croix de Fer in connection with the shots. Two people were injured, one in the leg, the other was wounded with splinters; they were hospitalized. The attackers, who could have been five or six, fled in a car. An investigation is underway and the suspects are being searched for," Ilse Van de Keere, a spokeswoman for the police department of the Brussels' municipality of Ixelles, told Sputnik.

According to the police representative, it is premature to speak about the motives of the attack; the prosecutor's office is dealing with the case.

READ MORE: Shooting in Brussels Injures at Least One Person

The traditional Car Free Sunday is currently being held in Brussels, which means that from 9:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. local time (from 07:30 until 17:00 GMT) car traffic is banned in the city, except for emergency services.

In July, a shooting took place in the vicinity of the Brussels-South railway station.

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