Brussels shootout: One suspect killed
The operation was linked to the Paris attack which rocked the French capital November last year.
According to reports, two suspects are thought to be one the run.
The police raided a flat in the suburb of Forest.
Four police officers were wounded and a suspect armed with a Kalashnikov was shot dead outside the apartment, the Belgian prosecutor's office was quoted as saying by BBC.
At least 130 people were killed during militant attack in Paris last year.
Militant group Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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