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Belgium v Portugal friendly moved to Portugal - Belgian FA

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A friendly football international between Belgium and Portugal has been moved to Portugal from Brussels over security fears after Tuesday's Islamic State attacks in the Belgian capital.

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The Belgian football association said the match would be played instead in the Portuguese city of Leiria on Tuesday at 1945 GMT, the same time and date as originally scheduled.

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(Reporting By Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)


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