The driver of the van which hit a terrace in the center of Brussels on Friday, causing six minor injuries, was indicted for attempted murder, but "
the terrorist track has been dismissed
", the local prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
Shortly before 1 p.m., a van drove at high speed towards a terrace on rue Saint-Michel, in the busy historic center of the city, hit it before fleeing, according to the police.
Six people with minor injuries were treated at the scene.
Quickly identified, a suspect was arrested in Antwerp (north) at the end of the day.
“
The terrorist track has been ruled out.
The suspect arrested yesterday was heard for attempted murder, he was charged for these facts by the investigating judge and placed under an arrest warrant
, "said AFP a spokeswoman for the Brussels public prosecutor's office. .
She refused to provide information on the profile of the suspect.
A chamber of the court will decide on Thursday on the extension of his preventive detention.
Initially, on Friday evening, the prosecution had not ruled out the possibility of a terrorist act, indicating that "
the various tracks were open
".
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Following the incident, the body responsible for analyzing the terrorist threat in Belgium (OCAM) raised its alert level from 2 to 3 for a few hours for frequented places in Brussels before lowering it.
due to reassuring elements
" in the ongoing investigation.