Doel nuclear plant in Antwerp (Picture: Ye Pingfan/Xinhua Press/Corbis)

A security guard at a Belgian nuclear site reportedly targeted by terrorists has been killed and had his access pass stolen, according to local media.

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The guard, who worked at the Doel nuclear plant in Charleroi, was reportedly walking his dog when he was shot dead.

The report comes from the Belgian paper Derniere Heure, which also reported earlier this week that Khalid and Ibraham El Bakraoui, two of the suicide bombers behind the Brussels attacks, were planning a terror attack at the site and had hours of reconnaisance footage.

The alleged killing happened two days after the Brussels attacks (Picture: Getty)

The authorities did not confirm the reports, but the nuclear plant stepped up its security in response.




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The Doel security guard was reportedly killed two days after the attacks in the capital which left at least 31 dead and injured more than 270.

A statement from Isis read: ‘Islamic fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central metro station in the center of the Belgian capital Brussels, a country participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State.’

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