Brussels closes public spaces, mass transit under high alert for terrorist attack

Soldiers patrol a street in Brussels
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Government officials put Brussels on the maximum level of alert for a terrorist attack Saturday, saying there was a "serious and imminent" threat, The Washington Post reports. Public transportation, sporting events, concerts, and shopping centers were all closed down as soldiers stood guard in the streets Saturday.

Prime Minister Charles Michel said the decision was "based on quite precise information about the risk of an attack like the one that happened in Paris," The Guardian reports.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.