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Belgium's Counterterrorism Weaknesses

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Armed policemen patrol along Rue Du Marche Aux Poulets on November 24, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium. At a press conference last night the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel announced that the city would remain at terror alert level four which is the countries highest threat level. The Prime Minister also announced that the public transport system and schools would re-open Wednesday.  (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)
Armed policemen patrol along Rue Du Marche Aux Poulets on November 24, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium. At a press conference last night the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel announced that the city would remain at terror alert level four which is the countries highest threat level. The Prime Minister also announced that the public transport system and schools would re-open Wednesday. (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)

Brussels remains in a state of heightened security for the fourth day in a row, as Belgian authorities search for one of the terrorists who attacked Paris on November 13.

Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan talks with Ryan Heath, senior EU correspondent and associate editor for Politico, about how Brussels became a breeding ground for terrorists, and the security challenges Belgium is facing.

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This segment aired on November 24, 2015.

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