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Several police officers shot at the wheels of the car, reported to be a Citroen Picasso registered in Germany, before the driver was arrested.

Police spokesman Johan Berckmans told local media: "We got the driver out, and he immediately told us that there were explosives inside."

The security alert took place in the suburb of Molenbeek this afternoon.