Police have cordoned off a large area of the Belgian capital near the British Embassy, as the Brussels fire service reported receiving a phone call saying that a bomb was going to explode.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

According to media reports, police, firefighters, and medics are currently at the scene; however, it remains unclear if the embassy has been evacuated following the bomb threat.

Street in heart of Brussels EU quarter closed during bomb scare. Britain's embassy to the EU is on the street which has been cordened off. Staff not at liberty to comment. pic.twitter.com/DJnNTIbFYt

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