Belgium orders ID for health, emergency services

BRUSSELS (AP) – The latest on the attacks in Paris and security alert in Brussels:
11:45 a.m.
The Belgian government has ordered health and emergency services in Belgium to take special precautionary measures to make sure their services are not infiltrated by violent extremists.
Health Minister Maggie De Block told VRT network that “we have to be sure that we can see everybody has an identification badge.”
She says, “When ambulances arrive, we have to see from where they come, who is in it. Really as a precaution.”
11:40 a.m.
An influential European Union lawmaker has dismissed criticism that the EU parliament is holding up agreement on airline passenger information which could help prevent attacks in Europe.