Attackers spark bomb scare by setting fire to Belgian crime lab

Attackers rammed a car through the gates of Belgium's crime institute and set fire to a lab containing crime scene samples, apparently in an effort to destroy evidence.

Attackers spark bomb scare by setting fire to Belgian crime lab

Attackers rammed a car through the gates of Belgium's crime institute and set fire to a lab containing crime scene samples, apparently in an effort to destroy evidence.

Residents heard at least one explosion as the blaze erupted in a north Brussels suburb and Belgian media reported a bomb attack, but investigators said the noise was probably materials going up in flames.

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