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Schools and metro reopen in Brussels after four-day security lockdown

Schools and the metro have reopened in Brussels on Wednesday after being shut down for four days in a security lockdown in the Belgian capital.

With troops and armed police patrolling the streets of Brussels, Belgian authorities have charged a fifth person with terror offences relating to the attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital on November 13.

A security alert in the Belgian capital has been extended until Monday.

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Brussels returns to life after four-day terror lockdown

Schools, businesses and the Metro rail network re-opened in Brussels today as the city made a cautious return to work following a four-day security alert.

But the Belgian capital is still on high alert, with a visible military presence on the streets.

ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers reports:

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