Brussels will stay at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent terror attack, the Belgian government said, as the United States issued a worldwide travel alert for its citizens.
Authorities in Belgium and France were hunting for Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in the Paris attacks on November 13, when gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least 130 people.
French police were on Tuesday analyzing a suspected suicide belt similar to those used in the Paris assault, according to sources close to the investigation. Authorities found the object in a dustbin in the southern suburb of Montrouge. Telephone data placed Abdeslam in the area on the night of November 13, AFP reports.