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A quick take on the Brussels terrorist attack

By Tom Rogan

Published June 20, 2017 8:57pm ET

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A quick take on the Brussels terrorist attack — When ISIS fighters or other jihadists are looking for a place to find safe haven and hide, they know to go to Belgium. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) | Geert Vanden Wijngaert

The central train station in Brussels, Belgium, was struck by a terrorist attack on Tuesday evening.

Shouting “Allahu Akbar,” at least one attacker appears to have detonated a small explosive device before being “neutralized” by soldiers. Some reports suggest the attacker was wearing an unexploded bomb belt, but that has not been confirmed at this time. Fortunately, beyond the terrorist, no casualties were suffered.

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