Belgian soldier stands guard outside Brussels central railway station after a suicide bomber was shot dead in the Belgian capital yesterday following the failure of his attack. — Reuters
BELGIUM tightened security even more yesterday to counter fears that lone attackers could strike anywhere and at any time.


The move came a day after a failed bombing by a man shouting “Allahu akbar” at a Brussels train station put the nation on edge.


A soldier killed the attacker Deebo Samuel Womens Jersey , who had tried to set off a nail bomb that could have led to fatalities among the two dozen or so travelers checking train times on a public display board at Brussels Central Station, officials said.


Similar attacks by lone assailants causing maximum mayhem but few victims have also happened in London and Paris recently, putting European capitals on alert on the eve of the summer tourist season.


The Brussels attacker was a 36-year-old Moroccan national not known to authorities for being involved in terror activities, federal magistrate Eric Van der Sypt told reporters.


He declined to say if the man had a criminal record.


The man charged soldiers at Brussels Central Station after his suitcase, containing nails and gas canisters Nick Bosa Womens Jersey , had failed to fully explode, Van der Sypt said.


The man then shouted “Allahu akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” before a soldier shot him dead, the magistrate said. Nobody else was injured.


“It was clear he wanted to cause much more damage than what happened Authentic Jerry Rice Jersey ,” Van der Sypt said.


“The bag exploded twice but it could have been a lot worse.”


Witness Remy Bonnaffe had just walked away from the timetable board when he heard a loud bang and saw flames while he was on his phone. Still unsure whether it was an attack, he took time to take a photo but dashed off when he heard a second blast and shots.


“There must have been some 20, 30 people spread around the screens there,” Bonnaffe told reporters, painting an image of the scope of carnage that could have happened.


Van der Sypt said that the man was from the Molenbeek neighborhood Authentic Joe Montana Jersey , the home and transit point for many of the suspects linked to deadly attacks in Brussels and in Paris in November 2015.


Yesterday, hooded police and forensic officers raided a home in the neighborhood and left with bags full of evidence.


Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people at the Brussels airport and a subway station on March 22 last year.


Security remained high around rail facilities and preparations were