BRUSSELS — EU civil servants were briefly evacuated from their offices on Rue de la Loi Friday after a suspected bomb threat, but it amounted to nothing.
Police and sniffer dogs checked out a gray Volvo car with a Dutch number plate that was abandoned outside the Maelbeek metro station. While the Belgian authorities conducted their checks, police cordoned off a large section of Rue de la Loi, a major street that cuts through the heart of the EU quarter.
Officials from the directorates-general for agriculture and humanitarian aid were evacuated.
Police and sniffer dogs checked out a gray Volvo car with a Dutch number plate that was abandoned outside the Maalbeek metro station. | Eddy Wax/POLITICO
The Maelbeek metro station was the site of an Islamist terror attack in 2016. EU officials were heard referring to the attack on the street, while they waited for the all-clear.
A Commission official said: “The specialised forces of the Belgium police inspected the car and concluded that vehicle was not representing any danger. The all clear was given at 16h45. The staff was informed that they could go back to their buildings.”
This article has been updated with a comment from the European Commission.
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