Brussels on top alert as manhunt goes on

Brussels will remain at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent terror attack, the Belgian government said Nov. 23, amid a continued manhunt to find a key suspect in the Paris attacks on Nov. 13 that killed 130 people.

Fearing a similar attack, Belgium maintained an unprecedented security lockdown in Europe's capital, Brussels, with Prime Minister Charles Michel warning on Nov. 23 that the threat "remains serious and imminent," Agence France-Press reported. 

The army and armed police will remain on the streets in coming days, Michel said, but schools and the metro system would reopen starting Nov. 25.

The European Union and NATO, which both have their headquarters in Brussels, said they would bolster security and urged non-essential staff to work from home.

The alert will be reviewed again on Nov. 30. 

Meanwhile, the federal prosecutor's office announced that a man who was arrested during a large police operation in Belgium late Nov. 22 has been charged with involvement in the Paris attacks, the fourth so far.

Mohammed Amri, 27, and Hamza Attou, 20, were charged on Nov. 23 on suspicion of helping Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect of the Paris attacks, escape to Brussels after the attacks, while a third unnamed person faces charges of aiding him when he reached the city.

In Brussels, an eerie atmosphere hung over the city with soldiers in camouflage patrolling everywhere, from railway stations to EU institutions.

In the normally bustling historic Grand Place, a few bars and restaurants were open for business but they were struggling to find customers.

French President François Hollande was scheduled to meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Nov....