Belgian PM Charles Michel has said intelligence of a Paris-type attack prompted Saturday’s (21 November) security crackdown in Brussels.
He told press he has “quite precise information of the risk of an attack similar to the one in Paris … potentially by several individuals with arms and explosives, perhaps even in several places.”
He urged the public “not to give in to panic, to stay calm,” adding: “We have taken the necessary measures.”
He spoke after Belgian authorities,...
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