This is possibly the best use ever of cute pet photos:
When Belgian police asked witnesses not to tweet officers' movements during raids targeting terrorism suspects across the country's capital, the Internet reacted in perhaps the only way it knows how: with cats.
Belgians ... seized the #BrusselsLockdown hashtag to post jovial photos of feline friends on Sunday.
While ostensibly frivolous, the viral meme's effect was threefold. It enforced the Twitter radio silence, buried any tweets that might harm the operations, and eased some of the tension in what has become an anxious city.
The video in the article is short and worth watching.
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