Armed robbery in the Parliament ING branch robbed; robber remains at large.

A man wielding a gun robbed a branch of the ING bank in the Brussels building of the European Parliament this afternoon.

The robbery happened on the ground floor of the Parliament’s Paul-Henri Spaak building, adjoining the Léopold park.

One report said that the robber then ran up the stairs. A spokesman for the Parliament said that the perpetrator might still be at large inside the building. A coat believed to belong to the perpetrator has been found.

He said the records of security cameras were being checked. Emergency procedures have been set in motion and security staff are now checking people’s bags as they leave the building.

Neither the Brussels police nor ING would make any comment.

Tony Robinson, spokesman for the socialist group in the Parliament, says on Twitter that the robber wore make-up and wig.

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