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| Brussels terror attacks: Two Britons injured in triple explosions in Belgian capital, Downing Street says | |
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| Two Britons have been injured in suspected terror attacks in Brussels. | |
| At least 30 people have been killed in two explosions at the Belgian capital's airport and one at a Metro station in the city, with as many as 200 wounded. | |
| London mayor Boris Johnson had previously said."It looks as though there may be one UK casualty... though the details on that are very sketchy at the moment." | London mayor Boris Johnson had previously said."It looks as though there may be one UK casualty... though the details on that are very sketchy at the moment." |
| Downing Street officials later confirmed at least two British citizens was among those hurt | |
| Speaking to Sky News, he said he was not aware of any suggestion the explosions could indicate any associated threat to London. | Speaking to Sky News, he said he was not aware of any suggestion the explosions could indicate any associated threat to London. |
| "The most important thing to get across is that we know of no reason to think that there is any read-across from what's happened in Brussels to events here in this city," he said. | "The most important thing to get across is that we know of no reason to think that there is any read-across from what's happened in Brussels to events here in this city," he said. |
| "We have no intelligence to suggest there is any immediate threat but as a precaution and for the purposes of reassurance, there has been a stepping up of the presence of police at major airports." | "We have no intelligence to suggest there is any immediate threat but as a precaution and for the purposes of reassurance, there has been a stepping up of the presence of police at major airports." |
| He added: 'We must show maximum possible solidarity with the people of Brussels and the people of Belgium." | He added: 'We must show maximum possible solidarity with the people of Brussels and the people of Belgium." |