Explosion at Brussels train station: One suspect reportedly shot

Belgian police have reportedly shot a suspect wearing an “explosive belt” at Brussels Central Station.

Police raced to the scene, and soldiers were pictured at the cordon outside the city’s main train terminal, after reports of a blast this morning.

One suspect who was wearing an “explosive belt” was reportedly shot by the military after the explosion.

Dozens of police cars could be seen outside the station as passengers reportedly fled “in panic”.

The Belgian capital’s Grand Place, a major tourist site filled with restaurants and shops, was evacuated along with the station about 200m away.

Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people on the Brussels subway and at an airport in March last year.