A Level 3 Alert is maintained in Belgium
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The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Saturday that Belgium will maintain the current 3 level (on a scale of 4), after the anti-terrorism operation when there have been detained 12 suspects who were planning another attack in Brussels, according to national press
Charles Michel declared during a press conference that there is no reason to panic, and that it is safe for people to come together in public places to taste the party atmosphere for the occasion of Euro 2016. "Last night's action proves that our intelligence services are doing an excellent job. There is no such thing as a zero risk, but extra security measures are in place to guarantee safety as much as possible. We keep monitoring the situation, hour after hour."
More, he added that: "The various public events planned for the coming days will take place with complementary and adapted security measures".
During the press conference he also explained that these are the recommendations of the Center for Crisis Belgian, who has decided to leave unchanged the alert 3. National Security Council was urgently convened on Saturday after an anti-terrorist operation, which, according to national media, avoided an imminent attack that would have occurred during the day in Brussels.
RTBF television notes that some of those who had been arrested, followed closely by the police, were seen Friday in a suspect car nearby Rogier Market in Brussels, where there was installed a giant screen broadcasting the Belgian team on Euro 2016.
Charles Michel declared during a press conference that there is no reason to panic, and that it is safe for people to come together in public places to taste the party atmosphere for the occasion of Euro 2016. "Last night's action proves that our intelligence services are doing an excellent job. There is no such thing as a zero risk, but extra security measures are in place to guarantee safety as much as possible. We keep monitoring the situation, hour after hour."
More, he added that: "The various public events planned for the coming days will take place with complementary and adapted security measures".
During the press conference he also explained that these are the recommendations of the Center for Crisis Belgian, who has decided to leave unchanged the alert 3. National Security Council was urgently convened on Saturday after an anti-terrorist operation, which, according to national media, avoided an imminent attack that would have occurred during the day in Brussels.
RTBF television notes that some of those who had been arrested, followed closely by the police, were seen Friday in a suspect car nearby Rogier Market in Brussels, where there was installed a giant screen broadcasting the Belgian team on Euro 2016.
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