Suspect arrested after reports of armed teen send Belgian city of Waregem into lockdown

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Police in the Belgian city of Waregem told some 12,000 locals to stay indoors, while schools and public buildings were put on lockdown as they search for an armed man. One person has been arrested, according to city officials.

According to local reports, an armed 18-year-old man known to police was seen alighting from a bus close to the grounds of the Vives University of Applied Sciences in Kortrijk on Thursday morning. The university was evacuated over the reports before wider lockdown measures were implemented.

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