BRUSSELS - Numerous Belgian schools in Brussels and the Brabant region will remain closed to pupils on Monday after a late Sunday evening bomb alert, the Wallonie-Bruxelles Enseignement administration body said on its web page.

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The 27 schools, which the organizing authority decided to close "in strict compliance with the precautionary principle", are being inspected by the police with further information expected throughout the day.