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From 21 November 2015 through 25 November the government of Belgium imposed a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, public transportation, due to information about potential terrorist attacks in the wake of the series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on November 13. One of the perpetrators of the attack, Belgian-born French national Salah Abdeslam, was thought to be hiding in the city. As a result of warnings of a serious and imminent threat, the terror alert level was raised to the highest level (four) across the Brussels metropolitan area, and people were advised not to congregate publicly, effectively putting the city under lockdown.〔〔〔〔 == Impact == On the first day of the lockdown, Haaretz described, "an atmosphere of war. Army convoys passed through the streets. Armored cars were posted at central points, outside the royal palace, and at underground railway stations." Police requested a social media blackout to prevent disclosure of police operations. Twitter users responded with cat pictures (a reference to security level Four, or in French, Quatre pronounced Cat). On Monday, 23 November, the third day of the lockdown, all schools and universities remained closed along with the subway. Prime Minister Charles Michel announced that the lockdown measures would stay in place, "for at least another week. But schools and the metro can be reopened gradually from Wednesday.",〔(Höchste Terrorwarnstufe in Brüssel verlängert ), zeit, 23.11.2015〕 The lockdown caused disruption to major institutions and organizations headquartered in the city, such as NATO, which removed all non-essential personnel on Monday, and the European Union, which opened on Monday with reinforced security measures. Belgium's biggest bank KBC Bank entirely closed its headquarters on Monday. As the lockdown continued into its third day, the BBC described the city as having "come to a standstill."〔 After 5 days, the lockdown was lifted on 25 November, schools reopened and the metro resumed service but some stores remained closed.〔http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/24/brussels-lockdown-drags-on-and-businesses-suffer.html〕 Like Paris, which saw a drop in tourism, Brussels saw an immediate drop in visitors and an increase in last minute hotel cancellations.〔http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/24/brussels-lockdown-drags-on-and-businesses-suffer.html〕 Some shops, cafes and hotels that remained open reported 90% to 100% drop in business.〔http://www.sltrib.com/home/3222526-155/brussels-security-lockdown-hits-businesses〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brussels lockdown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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