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| Police raid Brussels neighbourhood in link with Paris attacks, bolster border checks |
| 2015-11-15 |
| [AlAhram] Belgian police raided Saturday a neighbourhood of the capital Brussels in connection with the deadly attacks in Gay Paree, public television RTBF reported. The network quoted an unidentified source as saying up to three raids were being carried out in the Molenbeek district in connection with the Gay Paree attacks. Belgium Bolsters Border Checks after Attacks in Paris [AnNahar] The Belgian authorities said Saturday they have boosted checks on their borders, especially with La Belle France, following attacks in Gay Paree that have left at least 120 people dead. The authorities also urged increased vigilance for big events in Belgium over the weekend but said it was not necessary to increase the alert level. "Reinforced border checks have been established on the borders within the framework especially of a close collaboration with the French authorities," according to Belgium's national center for threat evaluation, OCAM. OCAM said it was not necessary to raise the country's terror alert level and that the events in Gay Paree did not appear to have a "direct effect" on Belgium. "OCAM nevertheless confirmed the need for increased vigilance for big events," it said, adding Belgian authorities were following the situation closely. "As a precaution, a heightened awareness of the police services was requested for all big events planned at the weekend in Belgium as well as for the football match on Tuesday," it added. "People attending these big events are requested not to take baggage or bags in order to facilitate the increased checks that will be organized." |
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