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| National emergency? Belgians respond to terror raids with cats | National emergency? Belgians respond to terror raids with cats |
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| When, on Sunday evening, Belgian police asked citizens not to tweet about the armed operations that were being carried out around the country, anyone could have been excused for reacting with fear. | When, on Sunday evening, Belgian police asked citizens not to tweet about the armed operations that were being carried out around the country, anyone could have been excused for reacting with fear. |
| Belgian forces – searching for suspects in the aftermath of the Paris attacks – told citizens to stay indoors and not go near their windows for safety reasons. | Belgian forces – searching for suspects in the aftermath of the Paris attacks – told citizens to stay indoors and not go near their windows for safety reasons. |
| They also appealed for social media silence about any police action users might witness – presumably to keep the suspects in the dark. | They also appealed for social media silence about any police action users might witness – presumably to keep the suspects in the dark. |
| A tense time, no doubt. But Belgium reacted – how else? – with cats. | A tense time, no doubt. But Belgium reacted – how else? – with cats. |
| Instead of speculation about the sort of threat police might be reacting to, many people used the #BrusselsLockdown hashtag to post pictures of their pets. | Instead of speculation about the sort of threat police might be reacting to, many people used the #BrusselsLockdown hashtag to post pictures of their pets. |
| Don't share info on situation #BrusselsLockdown that may help suspects. Confuse them with #cat pics @lopcute pic.twitter.com/0MlbjgCF4v | Don't share info on situation #BrusselsLockdown that may help suspects. Confuse them with #cat pics @lopcute pic.twitter.com/0MlbjgCF4v |
| "I got this" #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/l97iQz47Pb | "I got this" #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/l97iQz47Pb |
| #BrusselsLockdown en live. pic.twitter.com/z9qVWhtMA9 | #BrusselsLockdown en live. pic.twitter.com/z9qVWhtMA9 |
| #BrusselsLockdown CodeNameSpinner pic.twitter.com/1KG0GePEN5 | #BrusselsLockdown CodeNameSpinner pic.twitter.com/1KG0GePEN5 |
| Don't worry super cat is here #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/ocou9Bagly | Don't worry super cat is here #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/ocou9Bagly |
| May the force be with us. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/m9OuEVhfXS | May the force be with us. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/m9OuEVhfXS |
| #relax, Mes amis #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/LENxVUnnv9 | #relax, Mes amis #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/LENxVUnnv9 |
| #BrusselsLockdown You ROCK Belgian people! Showing the world how to deal with terrorism! Love from #NativeAmerica ! pic.twitter.com/EyCPO8345q | #BrusselsLockdown You ROCK Belgian people! Showing the world how to deal with terrorism! Love from #NativeAmerica ! pic.twitter.com/EyCPO8345q |
| And after the all-clear was announced by officials – with the news of arrests – there was a sigh of relief and a message of gratitude. | And after the all-clear was announced by officials – with the news of arrests – there was a sigh of relief and a message of gratitude. |
| Thanks to the media and citizens for their silence online as asked during the juridicial intervention tonight #BrusselsLockdown | Thanks to the media and citizens for their silence online as asked during the juridicial intervention tonight #BrusselsLockdown |
| Belgian police later thanked the cats for their help. | |
| Pour les chats qui nous ont aidé hier soir... Servez-vous! #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/7O5ENF6nXa |
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