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Brussels Staying At Highest Alert, Hunting ‘Several’ Suspects

Brussels (AFP) – Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a “serious and imminent” security threat in the wake of the Paris attacks, the Belgian prime minister said. Armed police

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Belgium Weighs Extending Lockdown As Police Hunt Paris Attackers

Belgian security officials meet Sunday to decide whether to extend a lockdown in Brussels over fears jihadists are plotting a Paris-style attack, as police stepped up their hunt for key suspects behind the carnage in the French capital. The Belgian

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Brussels On Lockdown As Terror Threat Rises After Paris Attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s capital entered a security lockdown Saturday as the government warned of a threat of a repeat of Paris-style attacks, with subways in Brussels closed and heavily armed police and soldiers deployed. At least one suspect from

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Belgian PM Pledges Security Crackdown, Rebuffs Critics

BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel pledged a security crackdown and an extra 400 million euros ($427 million) to fight Islamist violence on Thursday, while rejecting criticism of Belgium’s security services in the wake of the

A protester is arrested by police as Afghan refugees came to demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's office on October 22, 2013 in Brussels.

Migrants Riot At Belgian Asylum Reception Centre

Up to 70 migrants were involved in a violent clash at an asylum reception centre in Belgium yesterday. It was the latest in a series of such incidents which have taken place across Europe during the ongoing migrant crisis. The