Police have arrested a suspected terrorist wearing a “long coat and wires” in Brussels, local media report. It comes as Belgium prepares for National Day, which is celebrated on July 21.

"A person wearing a long coat, with wires coming out, is considered the suspect," Brussels police spokesperson Ilse de Keere said, as quoted by Le Soir media outlet.

Christian De Coninck, a spokesman for the Brussels-Ixelle police, stressed to VTM that the man's attire is "not normal at these temperatures," adding that special units would examine "what exactly is under the jacket."

The man is being kept under armed police guard near a library adjacent to Royal Monnaie Opera, AP reported.

(RT)