“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.
“People in the city should “avoid places where a lot of people come together like concerts, major events, train stations and airports, public transport,” the country’s OCAM national crisis centre said on its website.
“Brussels already cancelled a soccer match on November 17 between the national team and Spain because of security concerns.
“Authorities late Friday raised the terror alert for the Brussels region to 4, or “very serious.” The rest of the country remains at level 3.”
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