Belgium Raises Terror Threat Level, Deploys More Soldiers
- National soccer team's match against Spain cancelled
- Two suspects charged with taking part in Paris attacks
Special force officers stand guard on a roof top in Brussels. Photographer: Dirk Waem/AFP/Getty Images
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Belgium raised the terror threat level for the whole country and is deploying extra soldiers to help the police after the deadly attacks in Paris.
The government in Brussels increased the threat level to 3 or “serious, probable” from “moderate, less probable” throughout the country. It also canceled the national soccer team’s game Tuesday night against Spain. On Saturday, the day after 129 people were killed in the French capital, the Belgian authorities raised the terror threat for sports or cultural events drawing large crowds.