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Apparently the Paris and Belgian governments believe Islamic Terrorists
are about to attempt another terrorist attack in Brussels.
CNN is warning Americans abroad to be very cautious:
are about to attempt another terrorist attack in Brussels.
CNN is warning Americans abroad to be very cautious:
Paris terror attacks suspects arrested in Turkey; Belgium on high alert Paris (CNN)Turkish authorities arrested three people with suspected ties to ISIS in last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, CNN Turk reported Saturday. It identified one of the suspects as Ahmet Dahmani, 26, a Belgian national of Moroccan descent, who allegedly scouted target sites for the Paris attacks. He was arrested at a hotel in Antalya, CNN Turk reported. Two other suspects, Syrian nationals Ahmet Tahir, 29, and Mohammed Verd, 23, were arrested after they traveled from Syria to meet Dahmani, authorities said. The two were going to transport him to Syria, authorities said. Meanwhile, the Belgian capital of Brussels is on its highest terror alert level. The warning, from the Crisis Centre of the Belgian Interior Ministry, cites "a serious and imminent threat that requires taking specific security measures as well as specific recommendations for the population." It advises the public to avoid places where large groups gather -- such as concerts, sporting events, airports and train stations -- and comply with security checks. The city's underground metro service will not be running Saturday and other public transit will be operating on a limited schedule, the ministry said. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said then authorities' prime objective is to reduce the number of large events in order to free up police officers to secure Brussels. Michel added that "given the large number of people" taking the subway, the Crisis Centre of the Belgian Interior Ministry recommended that service halt until Sunday afternoon, when the next evaluation takes place. Outside of Brussels, the rest of the nation will maintain its current terrorism level. Why now? If people take the alert seriously, Brussels will be "shut down tomorrow," CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said. "It suggests they have something specific and credible at the intelligence front pointing them in the direction that there may be a terrorist plot in the works," he said. "It also suggests they don't have a handle on it, that they don't know where these plotters are or where they're coming from." The increase in the alert level for Brussels comes as authorities investigating last week's terrorist attacks in Paris conduct raids in Belgium. They are working to identify and take down the network of terrorists behind the carnage. The U.S. State Department advised Americans there to be cautious. |
