elgian PM Charles Michel: We are determined to defend our freedom'
Prime Minister Charles Michel is speaking at a press conference in Brussels, in both French and Flemmish:
Michel announced that there will be three days of national mourning
Belgium wants to return to a normal life as soon as possible, he said.
Liberty has been struck at its heart, as it was in Paris recently, and was in in London and Madrid in the recent past, Michel said.
“It is a common fight, it is a fight without borders,” Michel said. Belgium is very mobilised to succeed in the face of this tragic event, which has struck us in our hearts.
“We are determined to defend our freedom,” Michel said will tears in his eyes.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for president and former US secretary of state, has told CNN:
“We do have to defeat Isis where they hold territory,” Clinton said, adding that the international community have to shut off the flow of foreign fighters and weapons out of Europe.
Clinton also said extremists have to be eradicated on the internet, which “has been a major tool in radicalising and propagandising.”
“We also need to do more to coordinate on intelligence with our European friends,” she said, adding that in her role as secretary of state, she urged European intelligence agencies to do more.
Clinton also said the US and Europe have to keep working with Muslim nations, to work in tandem against Isis and other jihadi groups.
“Here at home, we have to recruit everybody to be our first line of defence.”
