Post by WarMachineRhodey on Mar 22, 2016 11:45:57 GMT -5
www.cnbc.com/2016/03/22/several-injured-after-explosions-at-brussels-airport-report.html
"A series of deadly explosions rocked Brussels on Tuesday, targeting the Belgian capital's main airport and metro system.
Belgian officials said the bombings killed at least 31 people and injured nearly 200, according to reports. Officials raised the terror threat level and shut down public transit after the blasts.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called Tuesday a dark moment for the country.
"What we feared has come to pass. Our country has been struck by attacks which are blind, violent and cowardly," Michel told a news conference.
The explosions came only four days after police captured the most-wanted suspect in last year's Paris terrorist attacks, which killed 130 people. Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders said no information suggested the attack was linked to the arrest of the suspect, Salah Abdeslam.
The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack, according to multiple reports, citing a news agency affiliated with the terrorist group.
Two explosions, one of which was likely a suicide attack, hit Zaventem airport's main departure hall, NBC News reported. Belgian news agency Belga said shots were fired and Arabic was shouted before the two explosions, Reuters reported.
Photos from the scene showed smoke, injured victims and debris. Security services destroyed a third bomb found at the scene, Reuters reported.
The airport was evacuated, all flights were suspended and trains to the facility were suspended, VRT said. Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Company, said the airport would remain closed on Wednesday.
Federal police confirmed to NBC that the three men in the photo below are considered suspects in the airport bombing"
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"A series of deadly explosions rocked Brussels on Tuesday, targeting the Belgian capital's main airport and metro system.
Belgian officials said the bombings killed at least 31 people and injured nearly 200, according to reports. Officials raised the terror threat level and shut down public transit after the blasts.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called Tuesday a dark moment for the country.
"What we feared has come to pass. Our country has been struck by attacks which are blind, violent and cowardly," Michel told a news conference.
The explosions came only four days after police captured the most-wanted suspect in last year's Paris terrorist attacks, which killed 130 people. Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders said no information suggested the attack was linked to the arrest of the suspect, Salah Abdeslam.
The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack, according to multiple reports, citing a news agency affiliated with the terrorist group.
Two explosions, one of which was likely a suicide attack, hit Zaventem airport's main departure hall, NBC News reported. Belgian news agency Belga said shots were fired and Arabic was shouted before the two explosions, Reuters reported.
Photos from the scene showed smoke, injured victims and debris. Security services destroyed a third bomb found at the scene, Reuters reported.
The airport was evacuated, all flights were suspended and trains to the facility were suspended, VRT said. Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Company, said the airport would remain closed on Wednesday.
Federal police confirmed to NBC that the three men in the photo below are considered suspects in the airport bombing"
Updates keep rolling in on cnbc since this just happened.
