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Paris attacks rooted in Brussels bring question: Why Belgium

The family homes of the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks and one of the suicide bombers stand only a few blocks apart in...

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Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels

Brussels: Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level in the capital Brussels on Saturday, with the OCAM national crisis centre warning of an "imminent threat" a week after the Paris attacks....

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Top threat alert for Brussels extended

Belgium said it faced a serious and imminent threat of a Paris-style attack, and is keeping Brussels on maximum alert on Monday as security forces searched for militants thought to be at large in the...

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Attack fears prompt Belgium alert

Soldiers patrol at Zaventem international airport near Brussels after security was tightened in Belgium. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir Belgium put the capital Brussels on maximum security alert, shutting the...

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Belgium has lowered the security threat level in Brussels after a week at...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium lowered the security threat level in Brussels on Thursday after nearly a week on maximum alert following the Islamic State attacks in Paris, a government minister said....

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‘Serious and imminent’ threat of an attack in Brussels

Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a “serious and imminent" threat of an...

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Brussels raises terror alert, shuts metro, after 'precise information' on threat

The Belgian capital was in a state of heightened security Saturday morning, after officials raised the terror alert level in Brussels, leaving the area on a virtual lockdown over fears of a Paris-style...

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Brussels put on maximum alert on risk of Paris-like attack

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium put the capital Brussels on maximum security alert on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning people to avoid crowds because of a "serious and...

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Terror alert shuts Brussels metro: network

All metro train stations in Brussels will be closed today, the city's public transport network said after Belgium raised the capital's terror alert to the highest level, warning of an "imminent...

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Belgium warns citizens of 'serious and imminent' threat

Belgium raised its attack alert in the capital to the highest level on Saturday, warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat. The move was made in Brussels after a...

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Brussels At Highest Terror Alert Over 'Serious And Imminent' Threat

* Brussels raised to level four alert status * Rest of country at level three * Brussels last at level four in 2007/2008 (Updates with fugitive suspect, reference to previous top alerts) Belgium raised...

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Brussels Metro closed over fears of imminent terrorist attack

Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an...

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Terror alert shuts Brussels metro as jihadist on the run

Brussels shut its metro system as a terror alert was raised to its highest level Saturday, with a gunman still on the run after the Paris attacks which have sent jitters through Europe. Citizens of the...

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Belgium Warns Terror Attack `Imminent,' Shuts Brussels Metro

Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to the highest level for Brussels and shut the city’s metro system as they warned of a “serious and imminent threat.” The warning came hours after the United...

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Brussels terror alert, city shut down as fears of Paris style attack

Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level for Brussels and shut the city's metro system on Saturday as they warned of a "serious and imminent threat" in the capital region....

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All metro train stations closed after terror alert in Brussels

Brussels: Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat...

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Brussels put on high alert as Belgian authorities warn attack 'imminent'

Public advised to avoid crowds at shopping centres, concerts and large events where possible, after terrorism threat raised to level four in wake of Paris attacks...

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Belgium widens hunt with Brussels on maximum alert

BRUSSELS - Belgium widened its search on Sunday for armed Islamist extremists whose presence has put Brussels on maximum alert, with officials saying more than one militant was at large in the city....

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Belgium raises alert status for Brussels to highest level

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels on Saturday to the highest level, warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an...

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Belgium raises alert status for Brussels to highest level over 'serious and...

BRUSSELS - Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels on Saturday to the highest level, warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an attack, a...

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Brussels metro shut as Belgian capital put on maximum alert

BRUSSELS: Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat...

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Belgium to review maximum alert status for Brussels

BRUSSELS - Belgian security officials were set to review on Sunday whether to keep Brussels on maximum alert, leaving the public to wonder whether the blanket metro closure and cancellation of events...

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Belgium issues maximum alert for capital Brussels, metro shut down

Belgium, and its capital in particular, have been at the centre of investigations into the Paris attacks after it emerged that two of the suicide bombers had been living in the country. ......

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Two further suspects charged over Brussels bombings

Belgium has charged a further two men with terrorist offences linked to the attacks which killed 32 people. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s office said the suspects, identified only as Smail...

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Brussels bombers had planned to attack France again: Prosecutors

BRUSSELS - The militant cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed...

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Brussels group planned to hit France

he militant cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed in, Belgian...

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Brussels lowers terror threat level after days on maximum alert

‘Serious and imminent’ threat in aftermath of Paris attacks reduced to ‘possible and likely’ to bring capital in line with rest of country...

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Belgium residents struggle to find normalcy after Brussels terrorist attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — One week after the airport and subway attacks in Brussels, Belgium's justice minister on Tuesday pleaded for an end to the political backstabbing about what went wrong in the...

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Brussels attacks: Police hunt Metro suspect still at large

A second attacker is believed to have taken part in the Brussels Metro bombing and may be at large. Belgian police are hunting a man caught on CCTV carrying a large bag and walking with jihadist Khalid...

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Brussels police arrest suspected accomplice of metro bomber

The arrested man is believed to be a suspected accomplice of the suicide bomber who killed about 20 people on the Brussels metro. Belgian investigators believe a man arrested on Thursday was a...

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Belgium's justice minister calls for political unity following Brussels attacks

Belgium's justice minister has pleaded for an end to the political backstabbing in the wake of the airport and subway attacks in Brussels about what went wrong in the investigation and handling of...

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Brussels put on high alert due fear of Paris like attack

Brussels, Nov. 21 (ANI): Belgian capital Brussels has been put on highest level of security alert due to fear of a possible Paris like attack on the...

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Brussels Metro system shut down after station explosion as Belgium terror...

The entire Brussels Metro system shut down following an explosion at a station near EU institutions that has reportedly killed 10 people, as...

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Man arrested after 'suspicious package' alert shuts Brussels shopping centre

A man has been arrested in Belgium after a pre-dawn security alert closed a major shopping centre in Brussels. The security operation was launched after the alarm was raised about a suspicious package,...

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Belgium police arrests Brussels attack suspect, says federal prosecutor

Several people have previously been charged over the March 22 suicide bombings at Zaventem airport and Maalbeek metro station which killed 32 people. (Source: Reuters/Francois Lenoir) Belgian police...

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Belgium maintains maximum security alert status for Brussels

Belgium maintained maximum security for the capital Brussels on Sunday, with a further review by intelligence, police and judicial services set for later in the day. The Belgian crisis centre, which...

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Brussels Explosions: Belgium Is Europe’s Capital Of Terrorism

Explosions that rocked the Brussels Zaventem airport and a metro station in the city on Tuesday morning were...

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Brussels mourns, Belgium on alert as police hunt suspect

BRUSSELS – Belgians began three days of mourning Wednesday for the victims of the Brussels airport and subway bombings, and the country remained on high alert as authorities hunted for one of the...

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