Stuart Webb/TwitterThe Radisson Blu hotel in Brussels has been placed into lockdown owing to a “serious and imminent” threat of terror attack.
It is not yet clear what the threat is, but armed soldiers have been stationed directly outside the building, and streets have been cordoned off.
Guests have been told to stay inside the hotel for their own safety.
Journalist Stuart Webb has been tweeting from the hotel with updates of the situation, and has repeatedly been warned to get inside for his own safety, the threat is ‘real’.
Soldiers outside our hotel have put on their helmets and are looking edgy – seems there maybe a security alert… pic.twitter.com/FDuhcTkZMG
— Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) November 22, 2015
Hotel staff have now been told by the military to lock the hotel doors so no guests can leave… pic.twitter.com/LGO5DClgKr
— Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) November 22, 2015
A soldier just told our #c4news producer 'no one outside there is a real threat of attack"…. pic.twitter.com/DE2zBbRQ2P
— Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) November 22, 2015
Soldiers polite but firm telling our #c4news producer 'we strongly advise you to stay inside for your own security' pic.twitter.com/wRAIBqcxye
— Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) November 22, 2015
The security advice to stay inside appears to be for the area here – not the hotel specifically. pic.twitter.com/9sF3kSFoXT
— Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) November 22, 2015
Was just escorted out of a restaurant rue du midi. Area shut -police op probably going on now. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/bsq02mkhAn
— Davide Patteri (@DavidePatteri) November 22, 2015
Soldiers and staff advised us not to leave the hotel – but being journalists we needed to to news gather and they have allowed us to…
— Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) November 22, 2015
The threat seemingly applies to the whole area, but the hotel is taking it very seriously following an attack by armed jihadists at one of the chain’s venues in Mali on Friday.
Roughly 170 people were held hostage during that attack, and at least 27 killed.
We will continue to update as the story unfolds.
