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BBC: Armed Men Enter Belgian Apartment/Hostel; Potential Hostage Situation
ABC News in Australia mentioned a potential hostage situation in Gent during their coverage of the event down there. Twitter was the first to report. Reports are still very early. Not sure what's going on. Some are calling it a hostel.
Four armed men have entered a flat in the Belgian city of Ghent and police have sealed off the surrounding area.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that the four had taken a man hostage and police urged residents to remain indoors for their own safety.
The men burst into the flat in the Dampoort area of the city, in northern Belgium.
"They're in the building but it's not clear what's going on inside," a police spokesman said.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that the four had taken a man hostage and police urged residents to remain indoors for their own safety.
The men burst into the flat in the Dampoort area of the city, in northern Belgium.
"They're in the building but it's not clear what's going on inside," a police spokesman said.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30478231
