The European Commission recently received threatening emails that were evaluated by security services and Belgian PoliceA community spokesperson confirmed to Europa Press that in all cases it resulted in maintaining the alert level.
“The Commission deals with security issues with the highest priority. We are constantly evaluating threats in close cooperation with the Belgian authorities.” The spokesperson assured him after Belgian newspaper ‘Le Soir’ reported that the emails were written in Russian and referred to major terrorist acts against the EU due to its “aggressive policy”, tacitly referring to European support for Ukraine.
“Recent threatening emails have been duly considered, both the Commission and Belgian security services have decided to maintain the current alert level (2/4)”, The spokesperson announced that the Belgian authorities also launched an investigation as a precautionary measure.
In any case, Belgian media note that the message also contains a specific threat: an attack on the subway in the community capital this Wednesday, March 8th. Upon learning of these threatening messages, the US embassy in Brussels launched a warning stating that the Belgian Police had increased security in response to a possible attack on the metro.
“Please remain aware of your surroundings and be careful when traveling in and around Brussels.” He reads the warning message from the US embassy advising his citizens to avoid crowds and not attract attention, and to watch the environment if in the European capital.