Brussels schools and metro reopen but troops remain on street

Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened yesterday as the Belgian capital started to return to normal after four days of lockdown, but troops on the street were a reminder it remains on alert.

With police still hunting a local man who is a prime suspect in the November 13 attacks in Paris, along with up to 10 others authorities fear could be planning further violence, the government only plans to review the alert status next week.

The city’s schools were protected by 300 additional officers, some of whom were standing guard outside school gates as parents dropped their children off.