Belgian police detain man near European parliament

Man dressed in camouflage, with gun and chainsaw in his car, triggers security scare causing evacuation of several offices
Policemen and a security officer stand outside a European parliament building in Brussels on Monday.
 Policemen and a security officer stand outside a European parliament building in Brussels on Monday. Photograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP
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Brussels police have detained a Slovakian man dressed in camouflage gear near the European parliament and found a gun and a chainsaw in his car, triggering a security scare which caused several offices to be evacuated.
The man told police officers he wanted to meet the European president, prosecutors said.
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