A resident tells us of a strong police presence around rue de la Mutualité, straddling Uccle and Forest. According to initial information, “it would be a Fort Chabrol. A person would be entrenched with weapons but without hostages” explains a municipal source from Uccle.
The neighborhood is cordoned off. The Marlow zone, in charge of Uccle tells us that it is the Midi police zone which manages the operation. The facts take place in fact on the forest portion of the street. Firefighters and ambulances are also present on site.
On the Forest side, it is added that the special units of the federal police are on site: “It would be a family event.” The spokesperson for the Midi police zone evokes “a person entrenched in a building with a weapon (we don’t know what type) and threatening to commit suicide. A priori, it is not a hostage taking. The federal police are currently negotiating with the individual.
