Brussels police conclude anti-terror operations by arresting 16 suspects

Multiple police operations have come to an end in the Belgian capital Brussels but the country remains at the highest level of terror alert amid fears of terror attacks similar to the ones in Paris by the Daesh Takfiris.

"Sixteen people were arrested" following 19 raids, AFP quoted federal prosecutor spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt as saying at a press conference late on Sunday.

Van Der Sypt noted that Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in last week's attacks on the French capital, "was not caught during the raids."

Belgian police had called for “radio silence” over social media as they conducted various operations linked to a "terrorist threat" looming over Brussels, a spokesman said.

Meanwhile, Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon announced that police officers were looking for "several suspects" and not just for Abdeslam.

Abdeslam is thought to have slipped past French security forces after the attack and entered Belgium.

Earlier, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel announced the Brussels would remain at maxim terror alert on Monday, and that universities, schools and metro stations would remain shut over the “serious and imminent" threat.

"What we fear are similar attacks, with several individuals in several places," he said, adding that the rest of the country would also remain at a level three.

On November 13, Daesh terrorists killed some 130 and injured hundreds of citizens in coordinated attacks on several locations in Paris.

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