Belgium bolsters border checks after attacks in Paris

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Rescue workers gather at victims in the 10th district of Paris, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Several dozen people were killed in a series of unprecedented attacks around Paris on Friday, French President Francois Hollande said, announcing that he was closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency. AP FILE PHOTO

BRUSSELS, Belgium—The Belgian authorities said Saturday they have boosted checks on their borders, especially with France, following the attacks in Paris that have left at least 120 people dead.

“Reinforced border checks have been established on the borders within the framework especially of a close collaboration with the French authorities,” according to Belgium’s national center for threat evaluation, OCAM.