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| Brussels attacks: What happened? Everything we know about the bombings in Belgium | Brussels attacks: What happened? Everything we know about the bombings in Belgium |
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| Terror group Isis has claimed responsibility for the Brussels attacks which killed at least 30 people. | |
| Dozens of people were injured in two explosions at Brussels Airport and in one at Maalbeek Metro Station on Tuesday morning. At least one of the blasts at the airport is likely to have been carried out by a suicide bomber. | |
| Brussels was initially on lockdown but people have now been told that they can start to move around again. | |
| The terror alert has been raised to its highest level. Security across Europe has been tightened. | |
| Brussels Airport | Brussels Airport |
| Shortly after 8am local time, two explosions were heard minutes apart in the departure hall of the airport. | |
| Maalbeek Metro station | Maalbeek Metro station |
| About an hour after the airport blasts, there was an explosion at Maalbeek Metro station, which is close to a number of EU institutions | |
| Reaction | Reaction |