Brussels police open fire on car "with explosives inside"

Brussels police opened fire at a vehicle and intercepted it after high-speed chase on Tuesday afternoon in the district of Molenbeek, local media reported.

The driver indicated that the vehicle contained explosives. A bomb squad was called in to handle the emergency, according to Belgian newspaper Le Soir.

The hunt took place at around 5:00 p.m. local time after the suspicious vehicle failed to stop at a traffic light. The driver refused to obey instructions of police officers and collided with a police vehicle, according to Le Soir.

Police used their guns to try to stop the vehicle from fleeing. However, he continued on the Ninove causeway in Molenbeek before striking a second police vehicle.

The man was taken out of his vehicle and claimed to have "explosives in the car", according to media reports.

Molenbeek gained global attention in 2015 after terrorists from the district carried out attacks in both France and Belgium. It is regarded as the European capital city of extremism.