Brussels Lockdown Photos Show City In Surreal Light As Armed Troops Patrol Empty Streets

#BrusselsLockdown Photos Cast City In A Surreal Apocalyptic Light
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A military-enforced lockdown in the Belgian capital Brussels has provoked scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood disaster movie as heavily-armed troops guard the city's prestigious institutions.

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Soldiers stand guard in the city on Monday night

On Monday, Belgian police launched more raids in Brussels and beyond, detaining five more people as they continued their hunt for a fugitive suspect in the Paris attacks.

The raids began late on Sunday, capping a tense weekend that saw hundreds of troops patrolling and authorities hunting for one or more suspected extremists including Salah Abdeslam, a fugitive since being named a suspect in the Paris attacks. Between Sunday night and midday Monday, 21 people were detained.

Police fired two shots at a car that approached them as they searched a snack bar in Molenbeek, Van Der Sypt said. The vehicle escaped but was stopped later in Brussels, and a wounded person inside was arrested. It was not immediately known if the person was linked to the investigation into the Paris attacks

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A soldier takes his position at the hospital Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc on Tuesday morning

Several of the Paris attackers had lived in Brussels, including Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the plot's ringleader who was killed Wednesday in a standoff with French police.

One event set to go ahead in Belgium is the Davis Cup tennis final in Ghent, about 35 miles from Brussels. Belgium host the Andy Murray-led British team in the three-day final, beginning on Friday.