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Brussels explosions: Isis claims airport and metro attacks – live updates | Brussels explosions: Isis claims airport and metro attacks – live updates |
(35 minutes later) | |
4.14pm GMT | |
16:14 | |
Third bomb at airport was destroyed | |
A third bomb found at the airport has been destroyed by security services, the provincial governor said, Reuters reports. | |
4.05pm GMT | |
16:05 | |
Brussels airport chief executive Arnaud Feist has confirmed the airport will remain closed on Wednesday, describing today as a black day. He said: | |
On behalf of the entire airport community, I would like to extend our warmest condolences to the family and friends of the victims of these cowardly and heinous acts. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the emergency and rescue services, passengers and staff for their compassion, solidarity and help. This is without doubt the blackest day in the history of Brussels airport. | |
Updated | |
at 4.15pm GMT | |
3.51pm GMT | |
15:51 | |
Belgium’s Royal Palace has confirmed that King Philippe will address the nation in a live broadcast on all television channels at 7pm (1800 GMT), writes Oliver Milne. | |
Ce soir à 19 h sur les chaînes nationales : message à la population suite aux attentats de ce matin à Bruxelles. | |
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at 3.59pm GMT | |
3.44pm GMT | 3.44pm GMT |
15:44 | 15:44 |
Bernie Sanders, currently fighting for the Democratic nomination to contest the presidential election, said “the international community must come together to fight Isis”. | |
Full Sanders statement on attacks in Belgium: pic.twitter.com/61Pn71tCAd | Full Sanders statement on attacks in Belgium: pic.twitter.com/61Pn71tCAd |
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at 3.58pm GMT | |
3.35pm GMT | 3.35pm GMT |
15:35 | 15:35 |
This video shows the aftermath of the bombing at Zaventem airport: | This video shows the aftermath of the bombing at Zaventem airport: |
Updated | Updated |
at 3.38pm GMT | at 3.38pm GMT |
3.30pm GMT | 3.30pm GMT |
15:30 | 15:30 |
Belgian police release photo of man they wish to question | Belgian police release photo of man they wish to question |
Oliver Milne writes: | Oliver Milne writes: |
Belgian police are appealing for help in identifying a potential suspect, who could have information about the attack on Zaventem airport this morning. | Belgian police are appealing for help in identifying a potential suspect, who could have information about the attack on Zaventem airport this morning. |
The unknown man, seen below dressed in white, is thought to be linked to this morning’s bombing which left at least 14 people dead. | The unknown man, seen below dressed in white, is thought to be linked to this morning’s bombing which left at least 14 people dead. |
The identity of the two other men is unknown. | The identity of the two other men is unknown. |
The photograph was circulating on social media earlier this afternoon before Belgium’s federal prosecutor confirmed that the man in white was the subject of police inquiries. | The photograph was circulating on social media earlier this afternoon before Belgium’s federal prosecutor confirmed that the man in white was the subject of police inquiries. |
Dit zijn verdachten van aanslag in Zaventem. https://t.co/sXNekXpLDQ pic.twitter.com/RX8lUQADOr | Dit zijn verdachten van aanslag in Zaventem. https://t.co/sXNekXpLDQ pic.twitter.com/RX8lUQADOr |
Updated | Updated |
at 3.38pm GMT | at 3.38pm GMT |
3.28pm GMT | 3.28pm GMT |
15:28 | 15:28 |
Islamic State claims responsibility | Islamic State claims responsibility |
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the two bomb attacks in Brussels, a news agency affiliated with the group said. | Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the two bomb attacks in Brussels, a news agency affiliated with the group said. |
Amaq agency said: | |
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. | 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. |
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at 3.45pm GMT | |
3.26pm GMT | 3.26pm GMT |
15:26 | 15:26 |
Three Mormon missionaries based in Paris have been seriously injured in the Brussels attacks. Their families have been informed. | Three Mormon missionaries based in Paris have been seriously injured in the Brussels attacks. Their families have been informed. |
#BREAKING @LDSchurch 3 missionaries in the #Paris, France Mission were seriously injured in the #Brusselsattack pic.twitter.com/IlkaZ8N1y5 | #BREAKING @LDSchurch 3 missionaries in the #Paris, France Mission were seriously injured in the #Brusselsattack pic.twitter.com/IlkaZ8N1y5 |
Photos from #LDS Church on the #Brusselsattack Elder Richard Norby. Elder Joseph Empey Elder Mason Wells. pic.twitter.com/Dr11GmYHEM | Photos from #LDS Church on the #Brusselsattack Elder Richard Norby. Elder Joseph Empey Elder Mason Wells. pic.twitter.com/Dr11GmYHEM |
3.16pm GMT | 3.16pm GMT |
15:16 | 15:16 |
The UN official in charge of aiding Middle East refugees criticised people directing anger over the attacks at those fleeing Syria’s bloody civil war or violence elsewhere in the region. | The UN official in charge of aiding Middle East refugees criticised people directing anger over the attacks at those fleeing Syria’s bloody civil war or violence elsewhere in the region. |
Amin Awad, the Middle East and North Africa bureau and regional refugee coordinator for Syria, said: | Amin Awad, the Middle East and North Africa bureau and regional refugee coordinator for Syria, said: |
To lump everybody together and say refugees are posing a security risk, that is not true. Any sort of hostilities [toward refugees] because of the Brussels attack or Paris attack is misplaced. | To lump everybody together and say refugees are posing a security risk, that is not true. Any sort of hostilities [toward refugees] because of the Brussels attack or Paris attack is misplaced. |
Updated | Updated |
at 3.36pm GMT | at 3.36pm GMT |
3.08pm GMT | 3.08pm GMT |
15:08 | 15:08 |
Rita Katz, director of the Site intelligence group, predicts that Islamic State militants will claim responsibility for the attack based on messages of support expressed on accounts linked to the group. | Rita Katz, director of the Site intelligence group, predicts that Islamic State militants will claim responsibility for the attack based on messages of support expressed on accounts linked to the group. |
1) Pro-#ISIS accts/channels campaigning for #Brusselsattack: passing hashtags, images, justifications, & threats pic.twitter.com/uMAsrJ2B4E | 1) Pro-#ISIS accts/channels campaigning for #Brusselsattack: passing hashtags, images, justifications, & threats pic.twitter.com/uMAsrJ2B4E |
2) Pro-#ISIS act: "Today the State of the Caliphate [#ISIS]...is taking revenge #Brussels #Belgium." [NO official claim though] | 2) Pro-#ISIS act: "Today the State of the Caliphate [#ISIS]...is taking revenge #Brussels #Belgium." [NO official claim though] |
3) These reactions suggest that #ISIS likely to claim responsibility for #Brusselsattack | 3) These reactions suggest that #ISIS likely to claim responsibility for #Brusselsattack |
Updated | Updated |
at 3.18pm GMT | at 3.18pm GMT |