Brussels, the capital of Belgium and the EU, has had its terror alert risen to the highest level fearing an attack "like the one that happened in Paris" last week.
The fear was that "several individuals with arms and explosives could launch an attack... perhaps even in several places", Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said.
Some of the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris lived in Brussels.
Leading suspect Salah Abdeslam is believed to have gone back to Belgium.
The Brussels metro is closed till Sunday and people have been told to avoid crowds.
These include shopping centres and concerts, and the authorities have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled, a statement said.
Brussels terror alert based on fears of 'Paris-style attack'
BBC News
21 November 2015
Belgian PM Charles Michel says the decision to raise the terror alert level in Brussels to the highest level was taken fearing an attack "like the one that happened in Paris" last week.
The fear was that "several individuals with arms and explosives could launch an attack... perhaps even in several places", Mr Michel said.
Some of the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris lived in Brussels.
Leading suspect Salah Abdeslam is believed to have gone back to Belgium.
A huge manhunt is under way.
Belgian PM Charles Michel: Belgium 'at risk of attack'
The Brussels metro is closed till Sunday and people have been told to avoid crowds.
These include shopping centres and concerts, and the authorities have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled, a statement said.
The warning for the rest of Belgium stays at a lower level, which is still at a "serious" level.
The Belgian government will review the security situation in Brussels on Sunday afternoon, Mr Michel added.
Interior Minister Jan Jambon earlier told reporters the country's situation was "serious", but "under control", as he arrived for a special security cabinet meeting on Saturday.
The Brussels metro will stay closed till Sunday
A Belgian man of Moroccan descent, Ahmad Dahmani, 26, has been arrested at a luxury hotel in Antalya along with two other terror suspects, Turkish authorities have told the BBC.
He is believed to have been in contact with the suspects who perpetrated the Paris attacks, an official said.
He arrived from Amsterdam on 14 November; there is no record of the Belgian authorities having warned Turkey about him, which is why there was no entry ban, the official said.
The Belgian authorities have so far charged three people with involvement in the attacks, claimed by Islamic State militants.
In Paris, French police have freed seven people arrested during the massive raid on an apartment housing the suspected ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, prosecutors said according to AFP news agency.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in the raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.
However, Jawad Bendaoud - who has admitted lending the apartment to two people from Belgium "as a favour", but denied knowing any more - is being held in custody.
Safety is paramount: Thousands of tourists visit Brussels at this time of year for its magical Christmas market
Brussels terror alert based on fears of 'Paris-style attack' - BBC News
The fear was that "several individuals with arms and explosives could launch an attack... perhaps even in several places", Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said.
Some of the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris lived in Brussels.
Leading suspect Salah Abdeslam is believed to have gone back to Belgium.
The Brussels metro is closed till Sunday and people have been told to avoid crowds.
These include shopping centres and concerts, and the authorities have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled, a statement said.
Brussels terror alert based on fears of 'Paris-style attack'
BBC News
21 November 2015
Belgian PM Charles Michel says the decision to raise the terror alert level in Brussels to the highest level was taken fearing an attack "like the one that happened in Paris" last week.
The fear was that "several individuals with arms and explosives could launch an attack... perhaps even in several places", Mr Michel said.
Some of the attackers who killed 130 people in Paris lived in Brussels.
Leading suspect Salah Abdeslam is believed to have gone back to Belgium.
A huge manhunt is under way.
Belgian PM Charles Michel: Belgium 'at risk of attack'
The Brussels metro is closed till Sunday and people have been told to avoid crowds.
These include shopping centres and concerts, and the authorities have also recommended that large events, including football matches, be cancelled, a statement said.
The warning for the rest of Belgium stays at a lower level, which is still at a "serious" level.
The Belgian government will review the security situation in Brussels on Sunday afternoon, Mr Michel added.
Interior Minister Jan Jambon earlier told reporters the country's situation was "serious", but "under control", as he arrived for a special security cabinet meeting on Saturday.
The Brussels metro will stay closed till Sunday
A Belgian man of Moroccan descent, Ahmad Dahmani, 26, has been arrested at a luxury hotel in Antalya along with two other terror suspects, Turkish authorities have told the BBC.
He is believed to have been in contact with the suspects who perpetrated the Paris attacks, an official said.
He arrived from Amsterdam on 14 November; there is no record of the Belgian authorities having warned Turkey about him, which is why there was no entry ban, the official said.
The Belgian authorities have so far charged three people with involvement in the attacks, claimed by Islamic State militants.
In Paris, French police have freed seven people arrested during the massive raid on an apartment housing the suspected ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, prosecutors said according to AFP news agency.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in the raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.
However, Jawad Bendaoud - who has admitted lending the apartment to two people from Belgium "as a favour", but denied knowing any more - is being held in custody.
Safety is paramount: Thousands of tourists visit Brussels at this time of year for its magical Christmas market
Brussels terror alert based on fears of 'Paris-style attack' - BBC News
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