Arrests in Belgium in connection with Paris attacks

Belgian police say they have made "a number" of arrests on Saturday evening in connection with the attacks in Paris last night. 

Police in the capital Brussels raided the suburb of Molenbeek roughly an hour ago.

Suzanne Lynch, a correspondent for the Irish Times who is on the scene, reports that there is still a heavy police presence after the conclusion of the raid, with sniffer dogs and buildings screened off.

The raid was launched after it was discovered that a car with Belgian numberplates was involved in the Paris attacks.

Belgian media reported that three of the Paris attackers came from the same suburb of Molenbeek.

Heavily armed police searched three properties in Molenbeek, local news site Flanders News reported. 

The bomb disposal unit was on the scene.