Belgium terror alert linked to risk of ‘weapons and explosives’ attacks
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel
on Saturday said the decision to raise
the terror threat level in the capital
Brussels to the highest possible level was
linked to an imminent threat of attacks.
Brussels shut its metro system, cancelled
public events and urged residents to stay
away from crowded areas, with a
gunman still on the run after the Paris
attacks which have sent jitters through
Europe.
“This was due to a threat of an attack by
individuals with explosives and weapons
at several locations in the capital,”
Michel told a news briefing in Brussels.
Belgium’s national crisis centre also
added the Brussels airport, which is
outside the city limits, and the
immigrant heavy suburb of Vilvoorde to
the top terror level.
A concert by Belgian-born rocker Johnny
Hallyday, a major star in France, was
also cancelled.
Early Saturday authorities warned of an
“imminent threat” as Belgium-based
jihadists have been increasingly linked
to the devastating attacks in Paris that
left 130 people dead.
The security alert came hours after a
suspect arrested in Belgium was charged
with terrorist offences in connection
with the Paris attacks.
The suspect, who has not been identified,
is the third to be charged in Belgium
over the deadliest terror attacks in
French history.
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