Brussels lockdown: Belgian police arrest 16 in anti-terror raids Published duration 23 November 2015 Related Topics November 2015 Paris attacks

media caption Brussels is a heavily guarded ghost town in parts, reports the BBC's Katya Adler

Belgian police have made 16 arrests in anti-terror raids, but suspected Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam remains at large, the authorities have said.

Some 22 raids were carried out Sunday across Brussels and Charleroi, the federal prosecutor's spokesman said.

Brussels remains on the highest level of terror alert. Universities, schools and the metro system will stay closed on Monday.

More than 130 died and 350 were injured in the Paris attacks 10 days ago.

Police fired two shots at a car during an operation in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, injuring one suspect who was later arrested.

No weapons or explosives were found during the searches on Sunday, spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt told a news conference.

image copyright PA image caption French President Francois Hollande and UK PM David Cameron paid their respects outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris

"I firmly support the decisive action taken by President Hollande to strike Isil in Syria, it is my firm belief that we should do so too," Mr Cameron said in a statement.

Mr Hollande said France planned to intensify its air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria.

"We will intensify our strikes, choosing targets that will do the most damage possible to this army of terrorists," Mr Hollande said.

The French president kicks off a week of diplomatic efforts to rally support to crush the group: after meeting Mr Cameron on Monday, he will meet US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Earlier, Mr Hollande and Mr Cameron visited the Bataclan concert hall, where at least 89 people were killed.

The French government says the aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, will be operational in the Mediterranean on Monday and ready to act against IS militants in Syria.

Brussels has been on lockdown all weekend amid a manhunt for Abdeslam, who is suspected of being among the assailants who killed 130 people in Paris on Friday.

Mr Michel told reporters that authorities feared "an attack similar to the one in Paris, with several individuals who could also possibly launch several attacks at the same time in multiple locations".

Meanwhile, the BBC understands that another of the suspected attackers - pictured in a new French police appeal issued on Sunday - arrived in Greece under the name of M al-Mahmod.

The BBC's Ed Thomas has matched the image released by French police with a photo on the arrival papers of a man who reached the Greek island of Leros on 3 October.

French police have asked for more information about the man, who they say was the third suicide bomber to strike the Stade de France on 13 November.

Earlier, Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon said the danger to Belgium was not tied to Abdeslam alone.

image copyright EPA image caption Police have released an image of one of the attackers, asking for more information about him

"The threat is broader than the one suspected terrorist," he told Flemish broadcaster VRT.

It was not clear if Mr Jambon was referring to those involved in the Paris attacks, or others who might be planning attacks in Belgium.

Soldiers joined police officers on patrols in Brussels over the weekend. Many public spaces in the usually bustling capital were deserted, as people heeded official warnings to avoid crowds.

Mohammed Abdeslam, the brother of Brahim Abdeslam who blew himself up in Paris and Salah Abdeslam, spoke to Belgian TV on Sunday to urge his fugitive brother to hand himself in.

media caption Mohammed Abdeslam, speaking to RTBF: "We want Salah to surrender"

The Belgian authorities have so far charged three people with involvement in the Paris attacks, claimed by Islamic State militants.

French media have reported that nine militants carried out the attacks, and seven died on Friday night.

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