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Suspect killed in Brussels terror raid

Police at the scene where shots were fired in Brussels. Photo: 15 March 2016

One suspect is shot dead and as many as two others are said to be still on the run after a counter-terrorism raid in Brussels linked to the Paris attacks.

  • 15 March 2016
  • From the section Europe

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