BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — According to La Libre Belgique portal, the local streets are being blocked and residents of houses nearby were asked to stay away from windows.
On Saturday, the authorities raised the terror alert level in Brussels to level 4, the highest possible, in the wake of attacks in Paris earlier this month.
The Brussels underground was shut down on Saturday and Sunday, and will remain closed on Monday. The schools in the Belgian capital of Brussels will be shut down Monday over the highest level of terror threat
BRUSSELS: #Radisson Blu hotel on lockdown with military not letting guests leave, doors locked. — @worldwidewebb1 pic.twitter.com/GXO6OEmnsu
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A Belgian soldier patrols near an armoured vehicle in central Brussels November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium will keep the highest threat level for Brussels on Monday and will keep the metro as well as schools closed because of a "serious and imminent" threat of coordinated, multiple attacks, the country's prime minister said. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A Belgian soldier stands guard outside a cafe near Brussels' Grand Place on November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium will keep the highest threat level for Brussels on Monday and will keep the metro as well as schools closed because of a "serious and imminent" threat of coordinated, multiple attacks, the country's prime minister said. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian soldiers and police patrol in central Brussels on November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium will keep the highest threat level for Brussels on Monday and will keep the metro as well as schools closed because of a "serious and imminent" threat of coordinated, multiple attacks, the country's prime minister said. REUTERS/Yves Herman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Belgian police and military conduct a search in central Brussels following the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels
Belgian police and military conduct a search in central Brussels following the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian police and military conduct a search in central Brussels following the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian policemen and a serviceman secure an area during a press conference by the Belgian prime minister concerning the country's security alert level in Brussels on November 22, 2015. The top security alert in force in Brussels to prevent a repeat of the bloody Paris attacks will remain in place on November 23 in face of a continued "serious" threat, Belgian Premier Charles Michel said. AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
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A Belgian soldier patrols near an armoured vehicle in central Brussels November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium will keep the highest threat level for Brussels on Monday and will keep the metro as well as schools closed because of a "serious and imminent" threat of coordinated, multiple attacks, the country's prime minister said. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A Belgian soldier stands guard outside a cafe near Brussels' Grand Place on November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium will keep the highest threat level for Brussels on Monday and will keep the metro as well as schools closed because of a "serious and imminent" threat of coordinated, multiple attacks, the country's prime minister said. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian soldiers and police patrol in central Brussels on November 22, 2015, after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium will keep the highest threat level for Brussels on Monday and will keep the metro as well as schools closed because of a "serious and imminent" threat of coordinated, multiple attacks, the country's prime minister said. REUTERS/Yves Herman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Belgian police and military conduct a search in central Brussels following the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels
Belgian police and military conduct a search in central Brussels following the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian police and military conduct a search in central Brussels following the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian policemen and a serviceman secure an area during a press conference by the Belgian prime minister concerning the country's security alert level in Brussels on November 22, 2015. The top security alert in force in Brussels to prevent a repeat of the bloody Paris attacks will remain in place on November 23 in face of a continued "serious" threat, Belgian Premier Charles Michel said. AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
At least 130 people were killed and over 350 injured in suicide bombings and shootings at a football stadium, a concert hall and restaurants in Paris on November 13.
Following the attacks, the Belgian police carried out a series of anti-terrorist operations detaining a number of people in Brussels, after it was revealed one of the attackers had lived there. At least 16 suspects have been arrested, according to media reports.
