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title: "Several Brussels metro stations closed after shooting incident"
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# Several Brussels metro stations closed after shooting incident

> BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Several metro stations in Brussels were closed on Wednesday after a shooting at the central Clemenceau station, the Belgian prosecutor's office said.

By Reuters · Published 5 February 2025, 15:21 SAST · Updated 5 February 2025, 15:21 SAST

## Key points
- In a scene straight out of a low-budget action flick, two gunmen turned a metro station into their personal shooting gallery before vanishing into the underground abyss, leaving police scrambling and speculation swirling about a potential drug deal gone sideways.
- No injuries reported following a shooting incident at a metro station.
- Two suspects fled into the metro tunnels; police are actively searching for them.
- Local sources suggest the shooting may be linked to drug-related activities.
- Unverified images show two individuals entering the station and opening fire.

## Content

No injuries were reported, it said.

The suspects fled into the metro tunnels after the shooting incident, a source close to the investigation said, adding that police were looking for two suspects.

Sources close to the investigation told local media the incident may have been drug-related.

Images on VRT's website showed two people walking into the station and opening fire. The images could not immediately be verified by Reuters.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer and Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Timothy Heritage)