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Security Level Up; Troops In Streets Of Large Cities

January 19 2015

Belgium

Paratroopers have been deployed in various Belgian cities for the first time in three decades, seeking to counter the terrorist threat, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

The paratroopers were deployed on Saturday in the capital Brussels and the port city of Antwerp, reported the New York Times.

Up to 300 soldiers are being stationed at the Israeli and U.S. embassies and NATO and E.U. buildings, reported Reuters. They were also seen guarding Jewish buildings such as the...

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