As the Belgian city of Brussels prepared to enter its third day of lockdown, with police continuing the hunt for a terrorist suspect in connection with the Paris attacks 10 days ago, local Twitter users did what they did best — they shared photos and other observations with the world.
However, authorities asked users to stop sharing information, given this could be used to evade capture or to target the police themselves. Then a truly bizarre and wonderful thing happened — the #BrusselsLockdown hashtag was taken over by users sharing cat photos. Twitter has a Moments Page dedicated to the event, which says:
“To prevent terrorists from following police activity, Belgian police asked residents not to share details of the #BrusselsLockdown via social media, civilians took over the hashtag and flooded it with pictures of their feline friends.”
Of course, it wasn’t just Belgians sharing their feline flicks — Twitter users from around the world got involved, sharing Photoshopped images, videos, and hilarious GIFs.
#BrusselsLockdown http://pic.twitter.com/XHk0urMYet
— ashleigh kingscote (@cake_tickler) November 22, 2015
We must not let fear win… #BrusselsLockDown http://pic.twitter.com/GAr5YGpkGz
— Maiol Sanaüja (@maiolsanauja) November 23, 2015
Cat skateboarding #BrusselsLockdown
http://pic.twitter.com/o7WVZlPZMw
— Cath Vandier (@pixelcath) November 22, 2015
Last week, we wrote about how Twitter was built for comedy, so it’s amazing to see how the Internet maintains a sense of humor even during troubling times.
Cats take over #Brusselslockdown Twitter hashtag as Belgium hunts for terror suspect
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