2023-10-17 08:41:24
The covered parking lot of Shop Eat Enjoy in Wijnegem was closed on Tuesday morning due to a suspicious package. The Minos Police Zone confirmed this information to GVA.be. It appears to be an abandoned backpack with a padlock. Police are investigating the identity of the person who left the backpack behind.
The police are on alert in the context of the attack which took place last night in Brussels. An alert took place this morning at Mons station, the police intervened quickly and massively.
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Around 9:30 a.m., the Minos police zone was informed of the presence of a suspicious package at the Wijnegem shopping center. “A backpack was left in the parking garage, it was secured with a padlock,” said Kim Verdoodt, spokesperson for the Minos police zone.
The police are at the scene and, using closed circuit television footage, are trying to find out who left the backpack. As a precaution, the entrances to the car park have been closed. The shopping center remains open at this time and will not be evacuated. The Dovo mine clearance service has not been called at this time.
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