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Total Lockdown In Brussels After Multiple Blasts, People Told To Stay Indoors
The Belgian government has declared a maximum alert after multiple explosions at the airport and a metro station in the city of Brussels.
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In Brussels Bid to Lure Back Tourists, Cats Are The Secret Weapon
After a five-day lockdown prompted by the maximum security alert, Brussels officials are attempting to entice back tourists who may have been scared away by images of soldiers armed with machine guns in the capital's deserted streets. Their secret weapon? Cats.
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Brussels Schools, Metro Reopen Under Tight Security
Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened today as the Belgian capital started to return to normal after four days of lockdown, but troops on the street were a reminder it remains on the highest alert.
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Brussels Under Lockdown as Terror Suspect Eludes Authorities
The search for a key suspect in the Paris terror attacks kept the Belgian capital in an unprecedented lockdown that brought business to a standstill as European leaders vowed to tackle the crisis at its roots in Syria.
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Paris Suspect Eludes Belgian Dragnet, Brussels Still in Lockdown
Belgian police arrested 16 more people in late-night raids searching for those behind the deadly November 13 attacks in Paris, but failed to find a prime suspect as the government locked down the capital for a third day on Monday.
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Feline Surreal: Belgians Tweet Cat Photos for #BrusselsLockdown
When Belgian police requested social media silence during a series of anti-terrorism raids on Sunday, they might have expected a catty response from the Internet.
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Arrests in Brussels Raids But Paris Suspect Still on Run
Belgian police arrested 16 people in a wave of anti-terrorism raids but key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam slipped the net, with Brussels set to remain under security lockdown on Monday.
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Brussels Hunts For 'Several' Suspects As Lockdown Enters Second Day
The Belgian capital was locked down for a second day on Sunday with police and troops on the streets as authorities reviewed whether to extend a security alert meant to prevent a repeat of the bloody Paris attacks.
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Belgium Looks for 'Several Suspects' Amid Security Lockdown
The Belgian capital was locked-down for a second day today with police and troops on the streets as the authorities said they were searching for "several suspects" linked to the bloody attacks in Paris.
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Brussels on Lockdown in Fear of Paris-Style Attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the French capital a week ago still on the run.
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Dominican Boy, 10, Sparks Airport Chaos With Bomb Threat
A 10-year-old boy phoned a bomb threat against a flight arriving at the Dominican Republic's main airport triggering chaos and an hours-long security lockdown, authorities said on Friday.
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Total Lockdown In Brussels After Multiple Blasts, People Told To Stay Indoors
The Belgian government has declared a maximum alert after multiple explosions at the airport and a metro station in the city of Brussels.
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In Brussels Bid to Lure Back Tourists, Cats Are The Secret Weapon
After a five-day lockdown prompted by the maximum security alert, Brussels officials are attempting to entice back tourists who may have been scared away by images of soldiers armed with machine guns in the capital's deserted streets. Their secret weapon? Cats.
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Brussels Schools, Metro Reopen Under Tight Security
Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened today as the Belgian capital started to return to normal after four days of lockdown, but troops on the street were a reminder it remains on the highest alert.
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Brussels Under Lockdown as Terror Suspect Eludes Authorities
The search for a key suspect in the Paris terror attacks kept the Belgian capital in an unprecedented lockdown that brought business to a standstill as European leaders vowed to tackle the crisis at its roots in Syria.
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Paris Suspect Eludes Belgian Dragnet, Brussels Still in Lockdown
Belgian police arrested 16 more people in late-night raids searching for those behind the deadly November 13 attacks in Paris, but failed to find a prime suspect as the government locked down the capital for a third day on Monday.
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Feline Surreal: Belgians Tweet Cat Photos for #BrusselsLockdown
When Belgian police requested social media silence during a series of anti-terrorism raids on Sunday, they might have expected a catty response from the Internet.
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Arrests in Brussels Raids But Paris Suspect Still on Run
Belgian police arrested 16 people in a wave of anti-terrorism raids but key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam slipped the net, with Brussels set to remain under security lockdown on Monday.
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Brussels Hunts For 'Several' Suspects As Lockdown Enters Second Day
The Belgian capital was locked down for a second day on Sunday with police and troops on the streets as authorities reviewed whether to extend a security alert meant to prevent a repeat of the bloody Paris attacks.
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Belgium Looks for 'Several Suspects' Amid Security Lockdown
The Belgian capital was locked-down for a second day today with police and troops on the streets as the authorities said they were searching for "several suspects" linked to the bloody attacks in Paris.
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Brussels on Lockdown in Fear of Paris-Style Attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the French capital a week ago still on the run.
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Dominican Boy, 10, Sparks Airport Chaos With Bomb Threat
A 10-year-old boy phoned a bomb threat against a flight arriving at the Dominican Republic's main airport triggering chaos and an hours-long security lockdown, authorities said on Friday.
