Belgian police arrest man trying to drive into crowd in Antwerp

"Police in the northern Belgian city of Antwerp said on Thursday they had detained a man who tried to enter the main pedestrianised shopping street in a car at high speed, adding security in the city would be stepped up.

"At about 11 am this morning a vehicle entered De Meir at high speed due to which pedestrians had to jump away," a police spokesman told a news conference, referring to the street name.

He added the driver was later arrested and additional police and military personnel had been deployed to the centre of Antwerp, but did not give any further details.

Prime Minister Charles Michel said: "we remain vigilant. Our security services have done excellent work."

The events come a day after the nation held remembrance services for the Brussels attacks, which killed 32 people on March 22, 2016. "

Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...crowd-antwerp/

Belgium Arrests Man Driving At High Speed Down Pedestrianized Street

The arrest comes a day after an attack in London involving a car ramming pedestrians.

"BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Police in the northern Belgian city of Antwerp said on Thursday they had detained a man who tried to enter the main pedestrianized shopping street in a car at high speed, adding security in the city would be stepped up.

“At about 11 a.m. this morning a vehicle entered De Meir at high speed due to which pedestrians had to jump away,” a police spokesman told a news conference, referring to the street name.

He added the driver was later arrested and additional police and military personnel had been deployed to the center of Antwerp, but did not give any further details."

Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b0f838c62ff6aa

According to french news a north-african man has been arrested after trying to drive into crowd in Antwerp with a vehicule immatriculated in France.

ISIS threated Belgium of attacks lately, they also threated China.