Bomb Blast Hits Crime Laboratory in Brussels

Belgium’s terror alert level remains high since bomb attacks on Brussels airport and the city’s metro, claimed by so-called Islamic State that killed 32 people in March.

It is unclear what happened to the suspects behind the latest blast, which Belgian media said had caused “significant” damage.

The independent institute, linked to Belgium’s federal justice body, is in Neder-Over-Heembeek, a suburb in the north of Brussels.

A bomb has gone off at the Brussels Institute of Criminology, without causing casualties, Belgian media said.

Shortly before 02:30 local time (00:30 GMT), a car rammed through three fences, RTL Belgium reports.

“One or more” suspects then reportedly detonated a bomb near the laboratories.

It is unclear what happened to the suspects behind the latest blast, which Belgian media said had caused “significant” damage.

Images submitted to RTL by nearby residents showed flames and heavy smoke rising into the night sky.