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At least 14 people died and 96 were wounded in the twin blasts, and some 20 people were killed and 106 injured – 10 critically – in the metro explosion.
Belgium’s federal prosecutor said all three explosions were «terrorist attacks».
«There were two explosions in the departure area, one probably caused by a suicide bomber,» said Frederic Van Leeuw of the airport attack.
Police recovered a Kalashnikov assault rifle next to the dead attacker. An unexploded bomb belt was also reportedly found at the terminal.
There was a controlled explosion of a suspect package at the Vrije University in central Brussels – as the country’s Tihange nuclear power plant was evacuated.
Two people were arrested by armed police at the city’s Noord railway station hours later – as officials said they feared «people are still at large».
Live Updates: Brussels Airport And Metro Blasts
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As the city went into lockdown, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel condemned the attacks as «cowardly» on what he described as «a black day» for the nation.
«What we feared has happened, we were hit by blind attacks,» he said.
«This is a dark moment for our nation. We need calm and solidarity.»
Metro Trains Evacuated As Blast Hits Station
Zach Mouzoun, who arrived at the airport on a flight from Geneva about 10 minutes before the first blast, told France’s BFMTV: «It was atrocious. The ceilings collapsed. There was blood everywhere, injured people, bags everywhere.
«We were walking in the debris. It was a war scene.»
Video and images on social media showed smoke rising from an airport building and shattered windows.
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A baby and man in thermal blankets are driven from the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium
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‘Huge bang in Brussels airport’ wrote Tine Hollevoet, along with posting this image
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Airport workers embrace as they leave the scene of explosions
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Sky News Correspondent Alex Rossi was at the airport during the explosions
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People leave the scene of explosions
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The airport evacuation area. Pic: Ido Roseman
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The airport evacuation area. Pic: Ido Roseman
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The blocked highway near Zaventem, Brussels National airport. Continue through for more pictures
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A baby and man in thermal blankets are driven from the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium
– Εκπρόσωπος της αστυνομίας δήλωσε ότι υπάρχουν αρκετοί νεκροί και τραυματίες
– Εκκενώθηκε και έκλεισε το αεροδρόμιο των Βρυξελλών Ζάβεντεμ
– Σημειώθηκαν δυο εκρήξεις δίπλα στο γκισέ της American Airlines
– Οι δυο εκρήξεις σημειώονται λίγα 24ωρα μετά τη σύλληψη του Σαλάχ Αμπντεσλάμ, του ένατου δράστη της τρομοκρατικής επίθεσης στο Παρίσι, από τις βελγικές αρχές
– ΔΕΙΤΕ ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΝΤΕΟ
ΣΥΝΕΧΗΣ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗ
Συναγερμός σήμανε νωρίς το πρωί της Τρίτης (22.03.2016) στο διεθνές αεροδρόμιο των Βρυξελλών, Ζάβεντεμ, όπου σύμφωνα με τις πρώτες πληροφορίες σημειώθηκαν δυο εκρήξεις και υπάρχουν θύματα, άγνωστο ακόμα αν πρόκειται για νεκρούς ή τραυματίες.
Το αεροδρόμιο αφού εκκενώθηκε, έκλεισε. Οι πρώτες πληροφορίες αναφέρουν ότι οι εκρήξεις σημειώθηκαν δίπλα στο γκισέ της American Airlines και αυτόπτες μάρτυρες ανέφεραν ότι είδαν τραυματίες στην αίθουσα αναχωρήσεων. Από τις εκρήξεις έχει «πέσει» η είσοδος του αεροδρομίου.
Φωτογραφία twitterΜέχρι στιγμής δεν έχει γίνει γνωστό τι ήταν αυτό που προκάλεσε τις εκρήξεις δίπλα στο σημείο όπου πολλοί άνθρωποι είχαν σταθεί για να κάνουν check-in. Αμέσως μόλις ακούστηκαν οι εκρήξεις, προκλήθηκε, όπως ήταν φυσικό, πανικός!
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