Belgians Had The Most Epic Response To A Terror Alert In Brussels

November 23, 2015

Sunday night, Belgians were confronted with the sober reality that their capital has been placed under a terror alert, due to an unspecified "serious and imminent threat."

As a major anti-terror police operation was under way in Brussels, authorities asked the public to not report officers' movements on social media.

To drown out any possibility of someone leaking legitimate intelligence on police movements, Belgian Twitter users posted pictures and videos of cats using the hashtag #BrusselsLockdown ...

Post cat pics, not police movements #BrusselsLockdown #BelgianSurrealism pic.twitter.com/GYfzY65Qof
— Yves-Alexandre (@yvesalexandre) November 22, 2015

#BrusselsLockDown Couraaaaaaage ! :) pic.twitter.com/bPXXV62ngz
— Keep Calm ! (@KeepCalmTn) November 22, 2015

May the force be with us. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/m9OuEVhfXS
— TineEeckhout (@TineEeckhout) November 22, 2015

Residents told to stay away from windows. Not sure they got the message #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/kv3Mosk5mZ
— Matteo Albania (@m_albania) November 22, 2015

Stay inside they said. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/hpAfV417Hf
— Julia Reda (@Senficon) November 22, 2015

Exclusive picture of the man the police is looking for #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/9dHN9gA4yw
— Florence (@flowindey) November 22, 2015

BREAKING NEWS : Belgium Police using the new 200mph Hovercat during terrorist operations #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/MnIpiOZT3x
— Jayce le Satirique (@jaycelight) November 22, 2015

Darko is using his satellite dish to track the bad guys ... Almost there #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/RX4k6PAFQI
— patrick de francquen (@patje16) November 22, 2015

This, dear outsiders, is how we fight terrorism here. They haven't got a chance! We haz kittens! #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/sdq1MbrKsz
— Gilles Bordelais (@Gilles_PPDE) November 22, 2015

#BrusselsLockdown supporting Belgian Police. We're stronger than we think! #Brave pic.twitter.com/x5Lq7pKKb1
— Wendy Carrara (@wcarrara) November 22, 2015