The Belga News Agency quoted a spokeswoman for the Brussels-Ixelles Police, as saying.
“A security perimeter has been erected, firefighters and police with dogs are on site, and around 40 people have been evacuated,’’ police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Keere announced.
However, a Xinhua reporter in Brussels however, said that it was likely a false alert.
The situation around Schuman, where most European Union institutions are located, has returned to normal.