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The shots were fired during an arrest attempt after a reported police chase in the city.

The area around the central station was cordoned off and there was a heavy police presence, a witness has said.

Armen Zadoorian said: "I saw a guy running and a lot of police on top of him."

Dutch police have now confirmed the arrests were drug-related and not linked to terrorism.

The news comes just hours after terror attacks in Brussels killed at least 34 people — with two Brits among the injured.

The Belgian capital, home of the EU, was brought to its knees by ISIS suicide bomb attacks at an airport and on the city's underground network.

Shots were fired and Arabic shouted before two large blasts at Zaventem Airport.

Less than two hours later a third explosion was heard at Maelbeek Metro station near the EU's HQ.

ISIS, otherwise known as Daesh, has officially claimed responsibility for the attacks.

A huge manhunt is under way to find a terror suspect caught on CCTV along with men police believe were the Brussels airport suicide bombers.

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ISIS have vowed "black days" are ahead for the West after claiming responsibility for Brussels attacks.

The death cult says Belgium was targeted as "a country participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State".

Muslims have faced a backlash on Twitter in a wave of Islamophobia sparked by the attacks.