Belgian law does not presuppose the possibility of declaring a state of emergency as it has been done in France.
"I asked the security services to prepare for all options. In this respect, we have to work on the possibility of declaring a state of emergency in Belgium in case of emergencies," Michel said in an interview with the RTL television channel.
At least seven people have been detained in Brussels over alleged links to the Paris terrorist attacks.
Belgian authorities are considering closing several mosques to prevent the influence of religious radicalism in the wake of November 13 terrorist attacks in neighboring France, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said Monday.
Two suicide bombers in the Friday’s terror attacks in Paris have been identified as residents of the Molenbeek district of the Belgian capital of Brussels.
"We should fight against preachers of hatred, protect people from those calling for violence," Michel told the RTL broadcaster.
The prime minister said he had asked the country’s Security Service to tighten security in Molenbeek and in other areas in the capital, after the investigation revealed the attacks were partially prepared in Brussels.
According to the New York Post magazine, citing a Belgian official, two of the seven people involved in the bombing in Paris were French men living in Brussels.
On November 13, eight extremists wearing explosive belts orchestrated a coordinated series of seven attacks on venues across Paris, killing some 130 people and injuring over 350, 99 critically, at restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and in the vicinity of the Stade de France stadium.
