Brussels man surrounded in ‘bomb alert’

Police in Brussels have surrounded a man who was behaving suspiciously and wearing "a long coat with protruding wires", Belgian media report.

A large police operation is underway near Place de la Monnaie in the centre of the Belgian capital.

The bomb squad is present. Shops nearby have been evacuated and several streets are closed.

Photos from the scene show a man kneeling with his hands up, while police point their guns at him.

Police say that they have the suspect "under control" but have not yet arrested him.

The incident comes a day ahead of Belgium's National Day, with heightened security in Brussels for the festivities.

Thirty-two people were killed in bomb attacks in Brussels earlier this year.