Blake Hall
Brussels is in the midst of a “terror dragnet”, and its hurting. Bad.
From metro stations to shopping malls to offices — you name it — it’s all closed and shutdown in the city as police, soldiers and other security personnel hunt down terrorists who are part of a cell linked to ISIS and the recent attacks in Paris.
But, if social media has proven anything in Belgium lately, it’s this: the people within its borders and beyond have yet to lose their resolve, and, their sense of humor.
Take this for example: when Belgian counterterrorism authorities requested that people not tweet about any activity they happened to see (so as not to thwart a potential raid by alerting its targets of the surprise) they responded in a very … playful … adorable way?
That might be the only way to describe it.
Par sécurité, veuillez respecter le silence radio sur les médias sociaux concernant les opérations de police en cours à #Bruxelles. Merci
— Police Fédérale (@policefederale) November 22, 2015
Belgian police asks to refrain from tweeting on any operation. #Brussel #BrusselsAlert
— Jurek Kuczkiewicz (@jujikucz) November 22, 2015
And so it went …
Major police operation underway in #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/DUZwfi0lOO
— Harry Boone (@Harry_Boone) November 22, 2015
They got him #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/qrKBKRh0Tc
— Geert Van Bondt (@Geertvanbondt) November 22, 2015
Belgian cats keep calm and carry on. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/4JuVc2VZvC
— Dave Sinardet (@DaveSinardet) November 22, 2015
Aircrafts flying over Belgium during #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/ulQ9Aro8qN
— Jens Bombey (@J_enom) November 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/m_albania/status/668546509043036161
https://twitter.com/jaycelight/status/668536938778009600