{"id":16382,"date":"2016-03-22T05:48:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T12:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=16382"},"modified":"2016-03-22T05:48:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T12:48:53","slug":"security-message-for-u-s-citizens-report-of-explosions-at-zaventem-airport-and-maelbeek-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=16382","title":{"rendered":"Security Message for U.S. Citizens:  Report of Explosions at Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels&#8230;Preliminary reports indicate one or more explosive devices have gone off at Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek metro. The U.S. Embassy recommends sheltering in place and avoiding all public transportation. We will update with further information when available.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1fciV3lXe0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/us_department_of_state_0_87528.jpg\" alt=\"us_department_of_state_0_87528\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/us_department_of_state_0_87528.jpg 200w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/us_department_of_state_0_87528-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/us_department_of_state_0_87528-30x30.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that Belgium is at a threat rating of Level 4, or \u201cserious and imminent attack.\u201d   Such events can take place with little or no notice; therefore U.S. citizens are urged to:<\/p>\n<p> \u2022        Be aware of local events,<\/p>\n<p>\u2022        Follow local authority instructions<\/p>\n<p>\u2022        Monitor local media further developments and, <\/p>\n<p>\u2022        Take the appropriate steps to bolster your personal security.<\/p>\n<p>For further information:<\/p>\n<p>See the State Department&#8217;s travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Belgium Country Specific Information.<br \/>\nEnroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.<br \/>\nContact the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, which is located at Blvd du Regent 27, B-1000 in Brussels and is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except U.S. federal and Belgian holidays). If you are a U.S. citizen in need of urgent assistance, the emergency number for the U.S, Embassy is: 02-811-4000. To contact the Consulate General, please e-mail us at USCitizenBrussels@state.gov.<br \/>\nCall 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter and Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels&#8230;Preliminary reports indicate one or more explosive devices have gone off at Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek metro. The U.S. Embassy recommends sheltering in place and avoiding all public transportation. We will update with further information when available. The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that Belgium is at a threat rating of Level 4, or \u201cserious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/us_department_of_state_0_87528.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}