Brussels enters third day of lockdown
The Belgian capital of Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown Monday, with more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. The lockdown marks three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, as the city tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris.
- Tourists look down a side street off the normally bustling Rue des Bouchers in central Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, has created a very different atmosphere as the Belgian capital tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- A Belgian army armoured vehicle stands parked in front of the central railway station in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, has created a very different atmosphere as the Belgian capital tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- A waiter in a restaurant in the Grand Place serves a single customer on the outside terrace in central Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, has created a very different atmosphere as the Belgian capital tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- Belgian police on patrol in central Brussels at dusk on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, has created a very different atmosphere as the Belgian capital tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- Belgian police on patrol in central Brussels at dusk on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, has created a very different atmosphere as the Belgian capital tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- A cyclist makes her way along a pedestrian street lit with Christmas decorations in central Brussels at dusk on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, has created a very different atmosphere as the Belgian capital tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- A man smokes a cigarette and looks at his smartphone under a heating lamp, in what would normally be a busy tourist area of central Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- Tourists take a photo as a policeman, right, looks on in the Grand Place in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- A Belgian armoured car waits outside a hotel, as soldiers stand guard in central Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- A Belgian soldier waits for his colleague as he patrols near the Grand Place in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- Empty tables are seen at a restaurant on the Grand Place in Brussels, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
- Belgian police officers patrol the Grand Place in downtown Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
- A police vehicle is parked at the Grand Place in downtown Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
- Belgium police officers talk to each other in front of the central station in downtown Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. The Belgian capital Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown, with schools and underground transport shut and more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)