Brussels metro briefly suspends service after suspicious packages found

Brussels metro lines 2 and 6 were suspended Friday afternoon after two suspicious packages were found, Belgium's RTBF radio reported.

The country, as well as the rest of Europe, has been on high alert since March 22 when suicide bombers hit the Brussels airport and metro system killing 32 people. The March attacks are believed to be the work of jihadists closely linked to the cell which carried out the November Paris massacres in which 130 people died.

Shortly after a spokeswoman for the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB) told the Belga news agency that operations had returned to normal, but did not offer additional details.

The scare comes a day after the head of France's internal intelligence agency warned that the Islamic State group is preparing a wave of bombings in France targeting large crowds ahead of next months Euro 2016 soccer tournament...
 [ i24news.tv]
20/5/16
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