Terror Suspect on the Loose Leaves Fearful Brussels in Bind
- City remains on highest alert yet schools and metro re-open
- Manhunt for Abdeslam continues as authorities seek accomplice
Belgium soldiers patrol outside the Crescend'eau shopping center in Vervier.
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Authorities put Brussels on its highest terror alert because they feared Salah Abdeslam was on the loose and planning a murderous attack on the city. He hasn’t been found. Now what?
With Abdeslam, a suspect linked to the Nov. 13 massacre that left 130 people dead in Paris, probably at large in the Belgian capital, the government wasted no time on Saturday warning people of an “imminent” terror strike on multiple targets. It closed schools, shopping centers and the subway network, advised cafes to shut early and told people to avoid large gatherings. Soldiers patrolled the streets.