A section of the Brussels metro was shut down Thursday afternoon after a corpse was discovered in a tunnel, according to the city’s transport operator STIB.
“A dead body was found between Porte de Hal and Hôtel des Monnaies a bit earlier than 1 p.m.,” STIB spokesperson Laurent Vermeersch said.
He said that service was suspended on the 2 and 6 lines between the Trone and Gare du Midi stations, but the rest of the metro line remained operational.
“The justice department and police are currently investigating in the tunnel to understand what happened. As long as the investigation is ongoing the metro will be suspended,” Vermeersch added.