Police are chasing two suspects who fled into Brussels’ metro tunnels following a shooting in the Belgian capital, according to officials.

Police and search dogs were stationed outside the central Clemenceau metro in Brussels on Wednesday (February 5) after a shooting closed several stations, the Belgian prosecutor's office said.

Belgian police are looking for armed men after a shooting was reported outside a metro station in the centre of Brussels. CCTV footage broadcast by local media shows at least two men wearing balaclavas and carrying weapons at the entrance of Clémenceau station in the Belgian capital early on Wednesday.