Belgian police yesterday requested a social media blackout in Brussels amid an ongoing three-day manhunt for fugitive Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam. The effort by Belgian police was to prevent people in Brussels from tweeting details of police whereabouts and threatening the efficacy of counterterrorism raids.
The Internet has a vast archive of cat memes seemingly predating the garage days of Apple. Some might think these kitty pix are doomed to collect dust on grandma’s Facebook wall until computers become sentient. Think again.
Belgium incorporated cats into their national security tactics this weekend–and it was adorable:
You can't keep hiding. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/4ls1e9qB3s
— Lore Vonck (@lorevonck) November 22, 2015
Need strategy , Quick ! #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/XX7xeyROyP
— peter vens (@snevretep) November 22, 2015
Suspicious backpack found in #Molenbeek #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/kbUvVYtsSg
— Parliamonster (@Parliamonster) November 22, 2015
Stay inside they said. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/hpAfV417Hf
— Felix Reda (@Senficon) November 22, 2015
Belgian police snipers at the #GrandPlace #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/CYsY3kxTWi
— Idafe Martín Pérez ✨🚴 (@IdafeMartin) November 22, 2015
They got him #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/qrKBKRh0Tc
— Geert Van Bondt (@Geertvanbondt) November 22, 2015
Meanwhile, I was at brunch:
Me arriving late to the #BrusselsLockdown hashtag like pic.twitter.com/7l9TnQ0zWe
— Ian Laking (@IHLaking) November 22, 2015
