Video Shows Suspect Arrested in Brussels Counter-Terrorism Raid

An individual carrying a bag of explosives material has been injured and arrested in a raid in the Schaerbeek district in Brussels on March 25.
Video Shows Suspect Arrested in Brussels Counter-Terrorism Raid
A member of emergency services wearing protective clothing, at right, investigates the scene in Schaerbeek, Belgium, Friday March 25, 2016. AP Photo/Alastair Grant
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A member of emergency services wearing protective clothing, with a robot at right, investigates the scene in Schaerbeek, Belgium, Friday March 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A member of emergency services wearing protective clothing, with a robot at right, investigates the scene in Schaerbeek, Belgium, Friday March 25, 2016. AP Photo/Alastair Grant

According to Mashable, a 14-year-old girl was in a shop across the street from where the raid took place with her cousin. After hearing gunfire, the girl, her cousin, and other customers hid in the basement and stayed there for an hour.  

“First we saw the police coming with a big shot gun,” said the 14-year-old.

“Then we heard shots so we were super scared and went to the basement,” she added.

She said that after she went back upstairs she saw a man on the tram tracks who was holding a bag.

Tramway train stop with the glass broken at the Meiser neighbourhood in Schaarbeek - Schaerbeek in Brussels on March 25, 2016 after an anti-terrorist operation linked to Brussels attacks of March 22. (Laurie Dieffembacq/AFP/Getty Images)
Tramway train stop with the glass broken at the Meiser neighbourhood in Schaarbeek - Schaerbeek in Brussels on March 25, 2016 after an anti-terrorist operation linked to Brussels attacks of March 22. Laurie Dieffembacq/AFP/Getty Images

Investigators collect evidence from the scene in Schaerbeek, Belgium, Friday March 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Investigators collect evidence from the scene in Schaerbeek, Belgium, Friday March 25, 2016. AP Photo/Alastair Grant

Another witness, Louise Roger, also saw the individual on the tracks.

“He couldn’t walk, he couldn’t, I think he stayed on the ground. He was on the tracks,” Roger told Mashable.

“There were the two gunshots; I heard a young girl screaming, and the police said, ‘Leave her. Go,’” added Roger.

The raid comes days after suicide bombers detonated bombs in the Brussels airport and metro system. The attacks killed 31 people and injured 270. ISIS claimed responsibility for the blasts shortly after.