In brief
On the morning of February 5, 2025, police in Brussels initiated a manhunt after two masked gunmen opened fire with rifles outside the Clemenceau metro station in the Anderlecht district. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and the public prosecutor’s office announced that the attack did not seem to stem from a terrorist motive. Security footage captured the assailants, equipped with what looked like Kalashnikov rifles, as they discharged their weapons indiscriminately in a busy area, seemingly targeting no one in particular. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the two men flee into the station shortly after the shooting. Following the incident, law enforcement conducted investigations, recovering multiple bullet casings from the scene. To facilitate this, two metro stations, Clemenceau and Gare du Midi, were temporarily closed for about four hours. The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to identify the suspects.
Manhunt Launched in Brussels Following Gunfire Near Metro StationAuthorities have initiated a manhunt after two unidentified gunmen fired rifles outside a metro station in Brussels, but fortunately, no injuries were reported.On the morning of February 5, 2025, police in Brussels initiated a manhunt after two masked gunmen opened fire with rifles outside the Clemenceau metro station in the Anderlecht district. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and the public prosecutor’s office announced that the attack did not seem to stem from a terrorist motive. Security footage captured the assailants, equipped with what looked like Kalashnikov rifles, as they discharged their weapons indiscriminately in a busy area, seemingly targeting no one in particular. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the two men flee into the station shortly after the shooting. Following the incident, law enforcement conducted investigations, recovering multiple bullet casings from the scene. To facilitate this, two metro stations, Clemenceau and Gare du Midi, were temporarily closed for about four hours. The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to identify the suspects.
