© Francois Lenoir / ReutersA victim is removed from the scene where shots were fired during a police search of a house in the suburb of Forest near Brussels, Belgium, March 15, 2016.
Three Brussels police officers were injured during an anti-terror raid linked to the November terror attacks in Paris, according to a police official. Shots were fired at police during the operation, and a manhunt is currently underway for the gunman.
The shots took place during an anti-terror raid, a Brussels police official told AP.
Three police officers were slightly injured, though it remains unclear whether the officers were struck by bullets or injured in another way, the official added.
A police spokeswoman earlier stated that one officer had been injured in the raid, which took place in the southern suburb of Forest, Reuters reported.
La Dernière Heure newspaper reported that a Kalashnikov was the gun used in the shooting, and that the shooter is on the loose.
The mayor of the municipality, Marc John Ghyssels, confirmed the shooting to Le Soir newspaper, but said the number of suspects on the run has not yet been determined.
Armed police have locked down the area, telling residents to stay indoors. A primary school has closed as a result of the manhunt.
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