The Director for Indonesian Citizen Protection and Legal Affairs, Lalu Muhammad Iqball, said here on Tuesday that the Indonesian Embassy in Belgium has not received any report of any Indonesian casualties in the attacks at Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek Metro Station.
The Indonesian Embassy in Brussels is about 10 kilometers away from the Zaventem Airport, while the Maelbeek Metro Station is 6.5 kilometers away.
As per the ministrys data, at least 1,630 Indonesians were staying in Belgium, with most living in Brussels.
The Belgian government has set the state security alert status to level four.
According to the Reuters News Agency, the Belgian government was aware of the threat of retaliation after a raid to catch the alleged perpetrator of the Paris attack, Saleh Abdussalam.
The last report noted that at least 30 people have been killed and 136 others injured due to the attacks.(*)
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