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Brussels threat level reduced

November 26, 2015 5:24 pm

The Belgian authorities have reduced the threat level in Brussels from its highest level of four to three.

The city was locked down for nearly a week, with schools, universities, and the metro system closed and soldiers deployed on the streets.

The alert was raised after fears of a Paris-style attack. Some of the Paris suspects lived in Brussels. At least one, Salah Abdeslam, is still at large.

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130 people were killed in the Paris attacks and more than 360 wounded.

Police in Belgium have mounted a number of raids and searches over the past two weeks and have charged five people with terror-related offences.