According to mayor Yvan Mayeur’s office Brussels’ New Year Eve fireworks party will be going ahead “until further notice”.
The city hall will follow recommendations of Belgium’s terror threat analysis body, OCAM.
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The festivities in the pedestrian zone – around the Bourse and De Brouckère – will begin at 20.00 and continue until 1.00 in the morning. A sound-and-light show, live DJ and fireworks at midnight are on the agenda.
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De Brouckère metro station will be closed from 19.00 and Bourse from 21.00. STIB services in Brussels will be free from midnight.
Metros and tram lines 3, 4, 7, 19, 32, 39, 92 and 94 will run until 2.00.