Man arrested for brandishing knife outside US Embassy in Brussels

Man arrested for brandishing knife outside US Embassy in Brussels
The US' current embassy to Belgium. Credit: Belga

A man was arrested in front of the Embassy of United States in Brussels on Tuesday for threatening someone with a knife, the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone confirmed.

The man was drunk and brandishing a knife, but his arrest went "without incident."

The situation has gone back to normal in the meantime.

"Around 11:00, our police officers were contacted by the United States Embassy because a man was threatening an individual with a knife near the building, located on Boulevard du Régent," a police spokesperson said.


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