Brussels as empty

In Brussels, the highest - fourth on the national scale is declared - the level of terrorist threat. It is reported by Reuters. The decision was made following a meeting of the joint meeting of officials of justice, police and intelligence.

As specifies Le Monde, the third level of danger has been declared in the rest of the country.

“We have quite accurate information, according to which there is a risk of attacks like those that happened in Paris,” Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel commented on the decision. “We are talking about the dangers of several simultaneous attacks using weapons or explosives.”

Michelle refrained from any clarifications, noting only that on Sunday after lunch the government would re -evaluate the situation.

In accordance with the recommendation of the crisis center in Brussels, the metro is closed. The audience is called to refrain from visiting crowded places, including transport terminals, shopping centers, concert halls and stadiums. The city is patrolled by the military.

The largest stores worked in the morning, but around noon many of them began to close. Museums, as well as a number of cinemas and sports centers are also closed by orders of the district authorities of Brussels. Clubs and other sites cancel the appointed events.

Until now, the highest level of terrorist threat has been declared only twice in Brussels. The first time this happened in 2007, when the terrorists tried to arrange the escape of the arrested fighter of al-Qaeda Nizar Trabelxi. The second time, such measures were taken in May 2014, after a terrorist attack by the Jewish Museum .

On the evening of November 13, a series of six terrorist attacks was committed in Paris. 130 people became victims of Islamists. About 350 more were injured, and about 100 injured were severe.