Police arrest three as Belgian hostage released

Belgian police have detained three men after they took a hostage in an apartment building in the western city of Ghent.

Police arrest three as Belgian hostage released

Belgian police have detained three men after they took a hostage in an apartment building in the western city of Ghent.

It is still unclear why the men took the hostage – who was released unharmed - but it was not an act of terror, federal police spokeswoman Annemie Serlippens said.

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