Security situation in Brussels and Belgium?
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That said, I would expect to see extra security at main points in the city.
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Other than that, everything was normal: shops all open, restaurants, bars open, transport functioning normally. I wouldn't hesitate to travel to Antwerp again.
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That said, while the OP was worried about the terrorism risk, I think most people were more concerned about the disruptions to every day life caused by the security restrictions rather than fear that they would be subject to a terrorist attack,
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We were in Antwerp on Monday and Tuesday (this week). There is visible security in the streets (police, armed soldiers, armoured vehicles).
Other than that, everything was normal: shops all open, restaurants, bars open, transport functioning normally. I wouldn't hesitate to travel to Antwerp again.
Other than that, everything was normal: shops all open, restaurants, bars open, transport functioning normally. I wouldn't hesitate to travel to Antwerp again.
What a wonderful city, well worth a visit. I hope you, too, can enjoy places such as Antwerp without worrying too much about the security situation. Life must go on.
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We took the train from Brussels - Midi to Bruges and back and didn't note any extraordinary measures being taken; it seemed quite normal.
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Our experience the past few days staying in the Grand Place area is that there is certainly enhanced security (for example, our hotel has limited the entry and exit to a single door with a walk through metal detector). We're pretty much in the middle of the large Christmas Market and I see some police and soldiers with sub-machine guns here and there but not in numbers/quantities that I find alarming. There was a parade last night that drew more security and some of the local transit stops were closed, but that was about it.
We took the train from Brussels - Midi to Bruges and back and didn't note any extraordinary measures being taken; it seemed quite normal.
We took the train from Brussels - Midi to Bruges and back and didn't note any extraordinary measures being taken; it seemed quite normal.
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I saw nothing in the way of security. No metal detector at the hotel, no soldiers, a few police. The city seemed quite depressed except for the restaurant filled with Sunday lunch diners. Of course, the weather was miserable so that probably accounts for the depressed nature of the city.
There is still some ramped up security presence around Brussels, but nothing that I would consider disruptive in the main to visitors. And it really isn't that much more than what I used to see in Paris during the 1990s.
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