Police conducting anti-terror raids as the post-Paris roundup continues asked Brussels residents to stop posting pictures of roadblocks and other police actions on social media.

So instead, people started using the hashtag #brusselslockdown to post… cat pics!

http://twitter.com/yvesalexandre/status/668549495634792448/photo/1

http://twitter.com/Gilles_PPDE/status/668559921164742656/photo/1

http://twitter.com/TineEeckhout/status/668552072783142912/photo/1

http://twitter.com/Geertvanbondt/status/668545953645928448/photo/1

http://twitter.com/Geertvanbondt/status/668538256636661760/photo/1

http://twitter.com/lorevonck/status/668537620004237312/photo/1

And the police responded, with a “thank you” message:

http://twitter.com/PolFed_presse/status/668748884794060800/photo/1