As Brussels authorities continued to impose a lockdown amid an ongoing search for a key suspect in the Paris terrorist attacks and a major terror threat, police on Sunday night asked residents not to post about the lockdown on social media, for fear that terrorists could use information found there to track where people could be gathering or where police could be conducting raids.
Par sécurité, veuillez respecter le silence radio sur les médias sociaux concernant les opérations de police en cours à #Bruxelles. Merci
— Police Fédérale (@PolFed_presse) November 22, 2015
Police are asking the public not to report their movements on social media, please support & rt #BrusselsLockdown
— Steven Vandeput (@svandeput) November 22, 2015
In response, Brussels residents tweeted cat pictures instead.
Residents told to stay away from windows. Not sure they got the message #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/kv3Mosk5mZ
— Matteo Albania (@m_albania) November 22, 2015
They got him #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/qrKBKRh0Tc
— Geert Van Bondt (@Geertvanbondt) November 22, 2015
Asked not to tweet details of anti-terrorism raids, Belgians tweet things like this instead: #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/wY1ft3KLUj
— max seddon (@maxseddon) November 22, 2015
Post cat pics, not police movements #BrusselsLockdown #BelgianSurrealism pic.twitter.com/GYfzY65Qof
— Yves-Alexandre (@yvesalexandre) November 22, 2015
People without cats wanted to join the fun, so they tweeted pictures of other animals.
This is how my dog feels about the ongoing #BrusselsLockdown #BrusselsAlert #Brussels pic.twitter.com/pXfYrWGd8d
— Méabh Maguire (@MevMav) November 22, 2015
I don't have a cat, but here's my rabbit #BrusselsLockdown #PrayForBrussels pic.twitter.com/KUYV3elfmb
— Marie Emma ن (@Mariemmaaa) November 22, 2015
Breaking news, the seals are deployed #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/qqL8MmgjgT
— yazid helissi (@yazhelissi) November 22, 2015
Well played, Brussels.
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