During the national emergency, Belgian forces told citizens to stay indoors and not go near their windows for safety reasons. They also appealed for social media silence about any police action users might witness. Belgians responded to terror raids with cats.
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Kevin Rawlinson writing in the Guardian News shares a wonderful list of twitter feeds and notes that the Belgian police later thanked the cats for their help. BuzzFeed News Reporter Stephanie McNeal shared more cat tweets.