Belgian PM: Abortive Brussels attack could have been much worse
BRUSSELS - A suitcase bomb packed with nails and gas bottles could have caused heavy casualties, Belgium's prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after a soldier shot dead a Moroccan national attempting an attack on Brussels' Central Station.
"We have avoided an attack that could have been a great deal worse," Charles Michel told reporters on Wednesday following Tuesday evening's incident, in which no one else was hurt. No further threat was imminent and the alert level was unchanged.
