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                 In Brussels' Terrorist Lockdown, Cats Come Out

   by VOA News

   With their capital city in lockdown for a terrorist dragnet and
   authorities asking social media users to refrain from revealing any
   security operations, Belgians are responding with a bravura display of
   humor.

   They're posting cat pictures.

   As a Twitter poster named Anis explained, "#Brussels tweeters told not
   to let cat out of bag."

   Authorities feared that any social media observations about ongoing
   anti-terror operations might tip off jihadists. So, the Police
   Fédérale asked for restraint.

   Social media answered by pussyfooting around the security issue,
   pairing hashtags such as #BrusselsLockdown and #BelgianSurrealism with
   images of cats: in restful spa repose with cucumbers over the eyes, or
   sniffing at French fries, or lolling like an ingénue on a satiny pink
   spread.

   It's tragicomedy, a sure way to deal with catastrophe.

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