Maximum Security Alert Leaves Brussels at a Standstill

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Brussels entered its third day on maximum security alert on Monday, while schools, businesses and transportation services remained closed and security forces patrolled the streets.

Image: A Police officer and soldiers stand guard in the 'Rue des Bouchers' street

A Police officer and soldiers stand guard in the 'Rue des Bouchers' street, famous for it's restaurants, following the terror alert level being elevated to 4/4, in Brussels, Belgium, 22 November 2015. Belgium raised the alert status at Level 4/4 as 'serious and imminent' threat of an attack, the main effect are closing of all Metro Line in Brussels, all soccer match of league one and two cancelled countrywide. The Belgian government said it had concrete evidence of a planned terrorist attack that would have employed weapons and explosives. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / EPA

Nov. 23, 2015, 11:09 AM EST / Updated Nov. 23, 2015, 11:09 AM EST

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