Brussels News: Canada closes embassy 16 people were arrested in protests linked to possible attacks
Canada closes embassy 16 people were arrested in protests linked to possible attacks
Brussels, the Belgian public prosecutor announced early Monday that police arrested 16 people in 22 raid, but Paris was a fugitive Salah Abdul Salam was not among them.
Federal Attorney General Eric van der Sypt and said that "no firearms or explosives discovered" in the raids - 19 in Brussels and three in Charleroi in the south of the country. One of the detainees were injured when a car exploded was in tried to ram the police while trying to escape.
", And the investigation continues," he said.
Raids capped a tense day with hundreds of soldiers patrolling authorities in search of one or more of the suspected militants, the Belgian government chose Sunday to keep the capital on high alert at the beginning of the work week in order to prevent an attack along the lines of Paris.
Federal Attorney General Eric van der Sypt and said that "no firearms or explosives discovered" in the raids - 19 in Brussels and three in Charleroi in the south of the country. One of the detainees were injured when a car exploded was in tried to ram the police while trying to escape.
", And the investigation continues," he said.
Raids capped a tense day with hundreds of soldiers patrolling authorities in search of one or more of the suspected militants, the Belgian government chose Sunday to keep the capital on high alert at the beginning of the work week in order to prevent an attack along the lines of Paris.
Citing the threat of a "serious and imminent", Prime Minister Charles Michel announced that schools and universities in Brussels will be closed Monday, with the remaining subway shut down and prevent a return to normal in the city which is also home to the main institutions of the European Union.
The Canadian government has announced and which closed its embassy in Brussels until further notice, and will provide consular services in emergency situations only. Belgian soldiers patrolling the Grand Place Brussels in Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2015.
He said, "We fear such an attack in Paris, with a number of individuals, perhaps in several places," Michel after chairing a meeting of the National Security Council in Belgium.
While Brussels has been maintained at the highest level of four alert levels, and the rest of the country is still in a state of alert level 3, meaning an attack is "possible and likely."
"No one is pleased with such a situation. We do not. Michel said, but we have to take our responsibility."
Western leaders stepped up its rhetoric against the group, the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris in which 130 people were killed and wounded hundreds more; suicide bombings in Beirut in which 43 people were killed and injured more than 200. dropping a Russian plane carrying 224 people in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. All this happened within the last month.
"We will not accept the idea that the terrorist attacks on restaurants, theaters and hotels new normal, or that we are powerless to stop them," said President Barack Obama in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian IS should be destroyed at any cost. "We must annihilate the Islamic state all over the world ... and we must destroy the Islamic state over its territory," said Le Drian. "This is the only possible direction."
Brussels decision to put on high alert and came early Saturday, authorities searched frantically for Abdel-Salam, which is believed to play a key role in the November 13 attacks in France. It is known to have crossed the border to Belgium, a day after the attacks.
Minister of the Interior in January Gambon warned that the threat will not necessarily disappear if found Abdul Salam, because they are looking for several people in connection with a possible attack planned in Brussels.
"The terrorist threat is broader than just that person," said Gambon. "We are looking at several things. This is why we are making big show of power after all, even before the moment. Do not use it to hide this."
Many of the attackers lived in Paris, Brussels, including Abdul Hamid Abaaoud, which oversees the conspiracy were killed Wednesday in a confrontation with French police.
Abdul Salam is known to have crossed the border into Belgium on November 14. His brother, Mohammed Abdel-Salam, and went on Belgian television and urged him to surrender, saying he would prefer to see him "in prison than in the cemetery."
Authorities said Saturday that Turkey Belgian citizen, aged 26, is suspected of being linked to Islamic extremists, and perhaps on the Paris attacks were arrested in the coastal city of Antalya.
France has stepped up air strikes in Syria and said if Drian aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which has been sent to the Mediterranean to help in the fight against the most prominent activists in Syria, will be "operational" as of Monday and "ready to work".
As scheduled Monday, French President Francois Hollande in Paris to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron will travel to Washington and Moscow later in the week to push for a stronger international coalition against it. It is expected to announce his plan to combat insurgents as he seeks parliamentary approval to join France and the United States and Russia in the hit Hezbollah strongholds in Syria Cameron.
Russia also work and trumpeting it's taking to combat IS. Air raids have intensified in Syria in response to a drop from October 31 passenger aircraft in Egypt.
And provided by the Belgian federal police file photo undated Salah Abdul Salam show 26-year-old who is still at large.
On Sunday, raided the Russian law enforcement officers a militant hideout in the North Caucasus, killing 11 in an exchange of fire. National Committee for Combating Terrorism said in a statement, said the militants were part of a group which has pledged allegiance to the most prominent members.
The aim of the attacks such as those in Paris in part to provoke the West, as the group Islamic State hopes that the escalation of military action in the region will promote her novel about the clash of civilizations and attract more Muslims to its ranks. He and other militant groups seized on the west and the harsh rhetoric of civilian deaths to portray themselves as defending the Muslims of the modern "Crusaders."
In an effort to reduce potential targets, Belgian officials recommended that sports competitions and activities in all public buildings be canceled at the end of this week, and shopping centers and business centers are closed.
Security measures left Brussels eerily quiet, with deserted streets and many of the city's famous beer bars and restaurants largely empty.
Residents are preparing for the impact that the continuation of the campaign will be in this city of more than 1000000 where he began working week.
"I can not believe they are closing the city." Said Josephine RKC Waalwijk, and the physiotherapist is crazy, but you must have a good reason.
RKC Waalwijk and said she did not know what she will do with her son, aged 11 years now that the schools had ordered closed, but acknowledged the measures are justified if prevented an attack like the one in Paris.
He said Raphael Lungu restaurant worker decision to keep the metro inactivity will affect him more.
"This is really going to complicate my life. He said I take the subway very day I do not know what I'll do tomorrow," and expressed confidence that the state of emergency will not last long. "Europe has succeeded in beating the Nazis," he said.
Executive Committee of the European Union decided to remain open for business but the Vice-Chairman, Kristalina Georgieva, and warned people to be cautious and expect to increase security checks. NATO also said that it will be open Monday, with increased security measures.
In France, police issued a new appeal for the third striker, who was killed in the attack on the National Stadium. It published a picture of a man on Twitter, ask the public for information that will help identify it.
France expanded the state of emergency, which allows police raids and inspections, house arrest without the permission of the judge, for a period of three months. On Saturday, also extended a ban on demonstrations and other gatherings through November 30, where he is scheduled to convene the United Nations climate conference with more than 100 heads of state to start.
In a sign of tensions in Paris since the attacks, some passengers ran in the Gare du Nord station trains her Sunday after hearing voices they thought were gunshots, but in fact was caused by pigeon being electrocuted on the tracks.
Brussels decision to put on high alert and came early Saturday, authorities searched frantically for Abdel-Salam, which is believed to play a key role in the November 13 attacks in France. It is known to have crossed the border to Belgium, a day after the attacks.
Minister of the Interior in January Gambon warned that the threat will not necessarily disappear if found Abdul Salam, because they are looking for several people in connection with a possible attack planned in Brussels.
"The terrorist threat is broader than just that person," said Gambon. "We are looking at several things. This is why we are making big show of power after all, even before the moment. Do not use it to hide this."
Many of the attackers lived in Paris, Brussels, including Abdul Hamid Abaaoud, which oversees the conspiracy were killed Wednesday in a confrontation with French police.
Abdul Salam is known to have crossed the border into Belgium on November 14. His brother, Mohammed Abdel-Salam, and went on Belgian television and urged him to surrender, saying he would prefer to see him "in prison than in the cemetery."
Authorities said Saturday that Turkey Belgian citizen, aged 26, is suspected of being linked to Islamic extremists, and perhaps on the Paris attacks were arrested in the coastal city of Antalya.
France has stepped up air strikes in Syria and said if Drian aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which has been sent to the Mediterranean to help in the fight against the most prominent activists in Syria, will be "operational" as of Monday and "ready to work".
As scheduled Monday, French President Francois Hollande in Paris to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron will travel to Washington and Moscow later in the week to push for a stronger international coalition against it. It is expected to announce his plan to combat insurgents as he seeks parliamentary approval to join France and the United States and Russia in the hit Hezbollah strongholds in Syria Cameron.
Russia also work and trumpeting it's taking to combat IS. Air raids have intensified in Syria in response to a drop from October 31 passenger aircraft in Egypt.
And provided by the Belgian federal police file photo undated Salah Abdul Salam show 26-year-old who is still at large.
On Sunday, raided the Russian law enforcement officers a militant hideout in the North Caucasus, killing 11 in an exchange of fire. National Committee for Combating Terrorism said in a statement, said the militants were part of a group which has pledged allegiance to the most prominent members.
The aim of the attacks such as those in Paris in part to provoke the West, as the group Islamic State hopes that the escalation of military action in the region will promote her novel about the clash of civilizations and attract more Muslims to its ranks. He and other militant groups seized on the west and the harsh rhetoric of civilian deaths to portray themselves as defending the Muslims of the modern "Crusaders."
In an effort to reduce potential targets, Belgian officials recommended that sports competitions and activities in all public buildings be canceled at the end of this week, and shopping centers and business centers are closed.
Security measures left Brussels eerily quiet, with deserted streets and many of the city's famous beer bars and restaurants largely empty.
Residents are preparing for the impact that the continuation of the campaign will be in this city of more than 1000000 where he began working week.
"I can not believe they are closing the city." Said Josephine RKC Waalwijk, and the physiotherapist is crazy, but you must have a good reason.
RKC Waalwijk and said she did not know what she will do with her son, aged 11 years now that the schools had ordered closed, but acknowledged the measures are justified if prevented an attack like the one in Paris.
He said Raphael Lungu restaurant worker decision to keep the metro inactivity will affect him more.
"This is really going to complicate my life. He said I take the subway very day I do not know what I'll do tomorrow," and expressed confidence that the state of emergency will not last long. "Europe has succeeded in beating the Nazis," he said.
Executive Committee of the European Union decided to remain open for business but the Vice-Chairman, Kristalina Georgieva, and warned people to be cautious and expect to increase security checks. NATO also said that it will be open Monday, with increased security measures.
In France, police issued a new appeal for the third striker, who was killed in the attack on the National Stadium. It published a picture of a man on Twitter, ask the public for information that will help identify it.
France expanded the state of emergency, which allows police raids and inspections, house arrest without the permission of the judge, for a period of three months. On Saturday, also extended a ban on demonstrations and other gatherings through November 30, where he is scheduled to convene the United Nations climate conference with more than 100 heads of state to start.
In a sign of tensions in Paris since the attacks, some passengers ran in the Gare du Nord station trains her Sunday after hearing voices they thought were gunshots, but in fact was caused by pigeon being electrocuted on the tracks.
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