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Police in Belgium arrested at least one person after a four-hour siege at a house in the Brussels district of Molenbeek on Monday but failed to find Salah Abdeslam, the man wanted in connection with the Paris attacks.

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Belgian police stage a raid, in search of suspected muslim fundamentalists linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Yves Herman/Reuters

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Belgian special forces police climb high on an apartment block during a raid, in search of suspected muslim fundamentalists linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Yves Herman/Reuters

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Special forces leave the scene of police raids in Rue Delaunoy in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.James Arthur Gekiere/AFP / Getty Images

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Belgian police stage a raid, in search of suspected muslim fundamentalists linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Yves Herman/Reuters

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Security forces personnel walk past during ongoing operations in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Benoit Doppagne/AFP / Getty Images

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Security forces personnel move in from balconies to a building being entered as part of ongoing operations in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Dirk Waem/AFP / Getty Images

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Belgian police arrive in an armored car during a raid, in search of suspected muslim fundamentalists linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Yuri Trubnikov/Reuters

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Belgian police stage a raid, in search of suspected muslim fundamentalists linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Yves Herman/Reuters

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A Belgian special forces policeman gestures from high on an apartment block during a raid, in search of suspected muslim fundamentalists linked to the deadly attacks in Paris, in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.Yves Herman/Reuters

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Belgian police detaining a suspect during a raid in the Molenbeek quarter of Brussels in this still image taken from video.Reuters TV

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