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Belgian officials: Brussels on highest terror alert

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Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel gives a press conference after an extraordinary State National Security Councilin in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday.(Photo: Stephanie Lecocq, epa)


Belgian officials said Saturday that the Brussels region was on its highest terror alert because of an "imminent" threat.
The Crisis Centre of the Belgian Interior Ministry issued the warning, CNN reported. People were warned to avoid places where large groups gather, as well as to go along with security checks.
The alert was raised to a Level 4, the highest for the country, "based on quite precise information about the risk of an attack like the one that happened in Paris," Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel said, The Associated Press reported. Necessary safety measures have been taken, he said.
In Turkey, authorities said they detained a 26-year-old Belgian with suspected connections to Islamic extremists, AP reported.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader behind the Paris terror attacks, is from the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek, which has been linked to several terrorist attacks.
Despite fears that an attack similar to last week's in Paris could strike the area, Michel said the public should remain calm.




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