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Brussels explosions: PM to chair emergency response meeting | Brussels explosions: PM to chair emergency response meeting |
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David Cameron will chair an emergency meeting later to determine the UK's response to the Brussels attacks. | David Cameron will chair an emergency meeting later to determine the UK's response to the Brussels attacks. |
The prime minister said UK security had been stepped up in the wake of "a very real terror threat" across Europe. | The prime minister said UK security had been stepped up in the wake of "a very real terror threat" across Europe. |
Two Britons were injured in the blasts at the city's airport and metro on Tuesday which left 34 people dead. | Two Britons were injured in the blasts at the city's airport and metro on Tuesday which left 34 people dead. |
There are also concerns for David Dixon, an IT programmer from Nottingham, whose family said he had not been seen since the attacks. | There are also concerns for David Dixon, an IT programmer from Nottingham, whose family said he had not been seen since the attacks. |
Mr Dixon has lived in Brussels for 10 years with his partner and their young son, friends said. | Mr Dixon has lived in Brussels for 10 years with his partner and their young son, friends said. |
He travelled to work every day on the city's Metro, but has not answered his phone or made contact since the explosions. | He travelled to work every day on the city's Metro, but has not answered his phone or made contact since the explosions. |
His partner Charlotte Sutcliffe has been driving from hospital to hospital in Brussels trying to find him. | His partner Charlotte Sutcliffe has been driving from hospital to hospital in Brussels trying to find him. |
Brussels attacks: Latest updates | |
Twin blasts hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT on Tuesday. Another explosion at Maelbeek metro station near EU headquarters happened an hour later. | Twin blasts hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT on Tuesday. Another explosion at Maelbeek metro station near EU headquarters happened an hour later. |
Brussels police have issued a wanted notice for a man seen pushing a luggage trolley through the airport along with two other suspects shortly before the twin explosions. | Brussels police have issued a wanted notice for a man seen pushing a luggage trolley through the airport along with two other suspects shortly before the twin explosions. |
The two other men died in the attacks after detonating suicide devices, a Belgian prosecutor said. | The two other men died in the attacks after detonating suicide devices, a Belgian prosecutor said. |
Anti-terror raids have taken place across Belgium. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the attacks. | Anti-terror raids have taken place across Belgium. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the attacks. |
More about the attacks | More about the attacks |
How the day unfolded | How the day unfolded |
What we know about the attacks so far | What we know about the attacks so far |
Airport security under the spotlight again | Airport security under the spotlight again |
Full coverage of the Brussels attacks | Full coverage of the Brussels attacks |
Specialist police from the UK have been sent to Brussels to help with the investigation, while the government's emergency Cobra committee will meet for a second time on Wednesday morning to discuss UK security. | Specialist police from the UK have been sent to Brussels to help with the investigation, while the government's emergency Cobra committee will meet for a second time on Wednesday morning to discuss UK security. |
Security has been stepped up at UK ports, airports and other transport hubs, and more Border Force officers deployed to carry out checks on people and vehicles arriving. | |
The terror threat level has been at "severe" since August 2014, meaning an attack is highly likely. | The terror threat level has been at "severe" since August 2014, meaning an attack is highly likely. |
Mr Cameron said UK authorities were continuing to review information coming in - and would raise the terror threat level if there was information of a direct threat. | |
Meanwhile the Foreign Office is warning Britons travelling to Brussels to be "alert and vigilant and stay away from crowded places". | Meanwhile the Foreign Office is warning Britons travelling to Brussels to be "alert and vigilant and stay away from crowded places". |
An emergency number for those worried a relative may have been affected has also been issued - 020 7008 0000. | An emergency number for those worried a relative may have been affected has also been issued - 020 7008 0000. |
Belgium is observing three days of mourning and a minute's silence for the victims will be held at 11:00 GMT. | Belgium is observing three days of mourning and a minute's silence for the victims will be held at 11:00 GMT. |
Cancelled flights | Cancelled flights |
In the latest travel information: | In the latest travel information: |
Stephen Woolfe, UKIP MEP, was in his flat close to Maelbeek metro station when the attack happened. | |
"I heard the explosion, the building rocked. We saw people running from the station, cars were beeping trying to turn around," he told BBC Breakfast. | |
He said police had been on the scene very quickly and the increased presence a day later was reassuring. | |
"We have been through this in Britain and in Manchester where I'm from, Warrington, London, you've seen it across Northern Ireland, and I think you grow used to these things and the strength inside of you to carry on," he added. | |
Police in the UK have appealed for any British nationals who were in Brussels and may have images or footage of the incidents to come forward and assist the investigation. | Police in the UK have appealed for any British nationals who were in Brussels and may have images or footage of the incidents to come forward and assist the investigation. |
They have set up a website where images and videos can be uploaded. | They have set up a website where images and videos can be uploaded. |