Police have arrested a man carrying a knife after he attempted to force his way into the Belgian prime minister's residence today.
Attempted to force his way into Belgian Prime Minister's residence, military police arrest, was armed with a knife
Police have arrested a man armed with a knife after he attempted to enter the Belgian prime minister's residence today.
The gunman attempted to enter the residence of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo this Monday, but military police managed to neutralize him immediately.
Barend Leyts, director of the communications office of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, confirmed the incident to the Belgian News Agency.
"The person was taken to the police station. No military police were injured during the intervention," Leyts said.
Meanwhile, the prime minister himself reacted through a post on X about the event.
"I am shocked by the incident. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the military police officers. The situation is being closely monitored together with the police. We are relieved that no one was injured during the intervention," the prime minister wrote on X.