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Georgia steps up security measures after Brussels attacks

Xinhua, March 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

Security has been stepped up at Georgia's borders and airports following Tuesday's deadly attacks at the Brussels airport and metro station, Georgian authorities said on Wednesday.

Georgia's Interior Ministry confirmed that it has tightened security measures at all airports and borders, and the State Security Service was reported to take additional security steps at "strategic facilities across the country."

"Preventive measures are being carried out taking into account risk factors," the Interior Ministry said in a statement without elaborating, adding that officers from relevant police units have been "given relevant instructions."

The ministry, which is also in charge of border control, said its patrol police will "apply higher level security measures to provide public safety."

The Georgian leadership has condemned the Brussels attacks. President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in a written statement that he was "deeply shocked" over the terrorist attacks.

The blasts, which occurred at the Belgian capital's airport and at the central Maalbeek railway station, have killed at least 34 and injured more than 180 others. Endi