Belgian Internet users use cat memes to counter terrorism

Following the terrible attacks that took place in the city of Paris on November 13, Europe has been carrying out security procedures to find new potential threats that may be being planned on European territory. With the discovery that the main articulator of the attacks in France had planned everything in Belgium, the country's capital - Brussels - was placed on the highest level of warning against possible terrorist attacks, and operation Brussels Lockdown began on Sunday (22). ).

During the operation of the operation, Belgian Defense Minister Steven Vandeput made a strong request that social network users not exchange messages reporting police actions so that potential terrorists would not have inside information about the invasions carried out in suspects' houses in the country.

Police are asking the public not to report their movements on social media, please support & rt #BrusselsLockdown

- Steven Vandeput (@svandeput) 22 November 2015

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The Internet, this marvelous invention that brings joy to the world, reacted as well as it could: it clogged up cat memes with the hashtag #BrusselsLockdown, originally used to refer to the anti-terrorist police operation in Brussels. Despite all the tension caused by the delicate situation European countries are experiencing, social network users, especially Twitter, reacted with good humor and countered terror with the best possible enemies: the felines!

#Breaking: Leaked photos of #BrusselsLockdown suspects. pic.twitter.com/xNvtNbjzxJ

- Geysar Gurbanov (@geysar) 22 November 2015

Leaked photos of #BrusselsLockdown suspects

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Don't share info on situation #BrusselsLockdown that may help suspects. Confuse them with #cat pics @lopcute pic.twitter.com/0MlbjgCF4v

- Seimen Burum (@SeimenBurum) 22 November 2015

"I got this" #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/l97iQz47Pb

- Lore De Witte (@loredewitte) 22 November 2015

#BrusselsLockdown en live. pic.twitter.com/z9qVWhtMA9

- Delphine Jory (@Ladyblog) 22 November 2015

May the force be with us. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/m9OuEVhfXS

- TineEeckhout (@TineEeckhout) 22 November 2015

#relax, Mes amis #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/LENxVUnnv9

- JaneAustenMaMaschio (@ExTimUpperClass) 22 November 2015

#BrusselsLockdown You ROCK Belgian people! Showing the world how to deal with terrorism! Love from #NativeAmerica! pic.twitter.com/EyCPO8345q

- melissa jacobs (@deathrep) 22 November 2015

Post cat pics, not police movements #BrusselsLockdown #BelgianSurrealism pic.twitter.com/GYfzY65Qof

- Yves-Alexandre (@yvesalexandre) 22 November 2015

so now we wait. #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/xUhmh1mlPm

- sjeel (@whatkindafukery) 22 November 2015

BREAKING NEWS: Belgium Police using the new 200mph Hovercat during terrorist operations #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/1LPrye29fJ

- Jayce le Satirique (@jaycelight) 22 November 2015

I think Belgium has the best ever hashtag tonight #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/af4AeFN0eN

- Artis Rasa (@Artis_Rasa) 23 November 2015

This, dear outsiders, is how we fight terrorism here. They haven't got a chance! We haz kittens! #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/sdq1MbrKsz

- Gilles Bordelais (@Gilles_PPDE) 22 November 2015

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At the end of the operation, the Belgian Federal Police official Twitter account thanked users for the silence and all the cat photos, which helped prevent the leakage of important information that could put the action at risk. Of course they also got in on the game and offered a nice feed pot for all the pussies!

Thanks to the media and citizens for their silence online as asked during the legal intervention tonight #BrusselsLockdown

- CrisisCenter Belgium (@CrisiscenterBE) 22 November 2015

Katten's voice die ons gisteren geholpen hebben ... Alsjeblieft! #BrusselsLockdown pic.twitter.com/QlwY9EtzEZ

- Federale Politie (@FedPol_pers) 23 November 2015

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