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Antwerp Trading Normal, Bourse Access Remains Restricted
Mar 23, 2016 10:47 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Trading at Antwerp’s diamond bourses was normal today but
access remained restricted following the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels
that reportedly killed more than 30 people.
“The security alert level is maintained, which was instated
after the Paris attacks,” Karen Rentmeesters, a spokesperson for the Antwerp
World Diamond Centre, said in an email to Rapaport News. “There are no
indications whatsoever of a direct threat towards the Antwerp diamond industry.”
Like yesterday, the diamond exchanges are only accessible from
certain entrances, Rentmeesters added. The Belgian diamond trade joined a minute
of silence held throughout the country Wednesday.
The threat level in the country is still at 4, the highest
level, after authorities raised it following the attacks, but certain guidance
to the public, such as an instruction to stay inside, were eased at 4 p.m.
Tuesday.
Two explosions took place at Brussels Airport Tuesday
morning and a third blast happened at a metro station near the European Union
offices in the capital.
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Tags:
Antwerp, Belgium, Rapaport News, security
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