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| Paris attacks: Brussels on highest terror alert | Paris attacks: Brussels on highest terror alert |
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| Belgium has raised its terror alert in the Brussels region to the highest level, warning of a "very serious" and "imminent" threat. | Belgium has raised its terror alert in the Brussels region to the highest level, warning of a "very serious" and "imminent" threat. |
| The metro system will be closed till Sunday, and the public has been warned to avoid crowds, including shopping centres and concerts, a statement said. | |
| The warning for the rest of Belgium stays at a lower level - still serious. | The warning for the rest of Belgium stays at a lower level - still serious. |
| Brussels was home to some of the suspected Paris attackers who killed 130 people last week. | |
| One of those being sought, Salah Abdeslam, is believed to have gone back to Belgium. | One of those being sought, Salah Abdeslam, is believed to have gone back to Belgium. |
| Turkish police say they have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent on suspicion that he scouted out sites in Paris, Turkish news agencies report. | |
| The Belgian authorities have so far charged three people with involvement in the attacks, which Islamic State said it carried out. | |
| They have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled. | |
| More on the Paris attacks | More on the Paris attacks |
| Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath | Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath |
| On Friday evening, large crowds converged at the scenes of the attacks across the French capital at 21:20 (20:20 GMT) to hold vigils at the time the attacks started a week ago. | On Friday evening, large crowds converged at the scenes of the attacks across the French capital at 21:20 (20:20 GMT) to hold vigils at the time the attacks started a week ago. |
| Also on Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to "redouble" action against Islamic State following last week's deadly attacks in the French capital in which 130 people died. | |
| The French-drafted document urges UN members to "take all necessary measures" in the fight against IS, which said it carried out the attacks. | |
| Hundreds of people were wounded in the near-simultaneous attacks on Paris bars and restaurants, a concert hall and sports stadium. | |
| The attacks were the worst in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombings. | |
| What is Islamic State? | What is Islamic State? |
| IS is a notoriously violent Islamist group which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. It has declared its territory a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law - under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. | IS is a notoriously violent Islamist group which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. It has declared its territory a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law - under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. |
| What does it want? | What does it want? |
| IS demands allegiance from all Muslims, rejects national borders and seeks to expand its territory. It follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and regards non-believers as deserving of death. | IS demands allegiance from all Muslims, rejects national borders and seeks to expand its territory. It follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and regards non-believers as deserving of death. |
| How strong is IS? | How strong is IS? |
| IS projects a powerful image, partly through propaganda and sheer brutality, and is the world's richest insurgent group. It has about 30,000 fighters but is facing daily bombing by a US-led multi-national coalition, which has vowed to destroy it. | IS projects a powerful image, partly through propaganda and sheer brutality, and is the world's richest insurgent group. It has about 30,000 fighters but is facing daily bombing by a US-led multi-national coalition, which has vowed to destroy it. |
| More on Islamic State | More on Islamic State |