- At least 14 dead after two explosions by ‘suicide bombers’ at American Airlines check-in desk at Brussels airport. 81 injured. Firemen are said to have found a third unexploded device.
- Separate explosion at Maelbeek metro station in Brussels city centre, 500 metres from an EU institution. At least 20 dead and 55 injured.
- Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Brussels airport and the city’s Metro have shut down. The airport will remain closed until 6am on Wednesday morning.
- All Eurostar trains to and from Brussels have been cancelled. All trains to Brussels stations from Paris have been cancelled.
- The attacks come four days after the arrest in Brussels of Salah Abdeslam, a suspected participant in November’s attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
- France has announced it is deploying an extra 1,600 police at its borders.
- The Belgian federal prosecutor has confirmed that the three explosions this morning were terror attacks.
Islamic State have now claimed responsibility for the attack. A news agency affiliated with the group has released the following statement:
Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central metro station in the centre of the Belgian capital Brussels.
Police have also released a photo of a man they wish to question. The
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