The country has maintained a state of emergency since the Nov. 13 attacks and considers the risk of attack very high. Brussels, the capital, was virtually shut down in November, after attacks in and near Paris killed 130 people and the authorities warned of the possibility of an attack in Belgium. PhotoPARIS — The authorities in Belgium have warned security services that the Islamic State might be planning an imminent attack, with a group of extremists having departed Syria and divided into groups, headed for Belgium and France. But Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France, speaking on France Inter radio Wednesday morning, made clear that the country must be prepared for more attacks. VideoAmong the more than a dozen possible Belgian targets were embassies, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, concert halls and pedestrian streets, according to the communiqué.

Source: New York Times June 15, 2016 15:52 UTC