Educational institutions and subways in Brussels, Belgium will be closed on Monday as the nation continues to be on alert for a potential attack. As we reported on Friday, officials are calling the threat “serious and imminent.”
https://twitter.com/Lawsonbulk/status/668504949223985152
Schools and universities closed on Monday in the Brussels Region.
— CrisisCenter Belgium (@CrisiscenterBE) November 22, 2015
Breaking News: Belgium's PM: schools & subways in Brussels will be closed because of a 'serious & imminent' threat. pic.twitter.com/5LjV8JVUwk
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 22, 2015
The terror alert is at the highest level in Belgium.
Schools & subways in #Brussels will remain closed on monday due to the maximum threat level. "Threat is still near and imminent" #vrtnieuws
— Tim Verheyden (@timverheyden) November 22, 2015
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the home of the European Union.
Update:
The Belgium defense minister asks that police movements not be published on social media.
https://twitter.com/svandeput/status/668520845720031232
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Belgium raises terror alert in Brussels to ‘highest level’ citing a ‘serious and imminent threat’