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| Brussels terror alert based on fears of 'Paris-style attack' | Brussels terror alert based on fears of 'Paris-style attack' |
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| Belgian PM Charles Michel says the decision to raise the terror alert level in Brussels to the highest level was taken fearing an attack "like the one that happened in Paris" last week. | Belgian PM Charles Michel says the decision to raise the terror alert level in Brussels to the highest level was taken fearing an attack "like the one that happened in Paris" last week. |
| The fear was that "several individuals with arms and explosives could launch an attack... perhaps even in several places", Mr Michel said. | The fear was that "several individuals with arms and explosives could launch an attack... perhaps even in several places", Mr Michel said. |
| Some of the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris lived in Brussels. | Some of the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris lived in Brussels. |
| Leading suspect Salah Abdeslam is believed to have gone back to Belgium. | Leading suspect Salah Abdeslam is believed to have gone back to Belgium. |
| A huge manhunt is under way. | A huge manhunt is under way. |
| Live updates | Live updates |
| The Brussels metro is closed till Sunday and people have been told to avoid crowds. | The Brussels metro is closed till Sunday and people have been told to avoid crowds. |
| These include shopping centres and concerts, and the authorities have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled, a statement said. | These include shopping centres and concerts, and the authorities have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled, a statement said. |
| The warning for the rest of Belgium stays at a lower level, which is still at a "serious" level. | The warning for the rest of Belgium stays at a lower level, which is still at a "serious" level. |
| The Belgian government will review the security situation in Brussels on Sunday afternoon, Mr Michel added. | The Belgian government will review the security situation in Brussels on Sunday afternoon, Mr Michel added. |
| Interior Minister Jan Jambon earlier told reporters the country's situation was "serious", but "under control", as he arrived for a special security cabinet meeting on Saturday. | Interior Minister Jan Jambon earlier told reporters the country's situation was "serious", but "under control", as he arrived for a special security cabinet meeting on Saturday. |
| 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. | 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. | The Belgian authorities have so far charged three people with involvement in the attacks, which Islamic State said it carried out. |
| 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 |
| The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to "redouble" action against Islamic State following last week's deadly attacks in the French capital. | The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to "redouble" action against Islamic State following last week's deadly attacks in the French capital. |
| The French-drafted document urges UN members to "take all necessary measures" in the fight against IS, which said it carried out the attacks. | The French-drafted document urges UN members to "take all necessary measures" in the fight against IS, which said it carried out the attacks. |
| France is still hunting Salah Abdeslam, who hired one of the cars used in the attacks. | France is still hunting Salah Abdeslam, who hired one of the cars used in the attacks. |
| French media have reported that nine militants carried out the attacks, and seven died on Friday night. So it is possible that another attacker - as well as Salah Abdeslam - is still at large. | French media have reported that nine militants carried out the attacks, and seven died on Friday night. So it is possible that another attacker - as well as Salah Abdeslam - is still at large. |
| The suspected ringleader of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a police raid on an apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. | The suspected ringleader of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a police raid on an apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. |
| Investigators suspect the gunmen used safe houses in Saint-Denis, Bobigny and Alfortville in the Paris region. | Investigators suspect the gunmen used safe houses in Saint-Denis, Bobigny and Alfortville in the Paris region. |
| But it is not clear when the group met up to launch the attacks. Other elements of the plot also remain unclear. | But it is not clear when the group met up to launch the attacks. Other elements of the plot also remain unclear. |
| Investigators will be studying phone records and assessing the weapons seized for further clues. | Investigators will be studying phone records and assessing the weapons seized for further clues. |
| Paris attacks: The unanswered questions | Paris attacks: The unanswered questions |
| Hundreds of people were wounded in the near-simultaneous attacks on Paris bars and restaurants, a concert hall and sports stadium. | 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. | 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 |
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