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Brussels attacks: Belgian police hunt suspect captured on CCTV – live | Brussels attacks: Belgian police hunt suspect captured on CCTV – live |
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1.27pm GMT | |
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The bells of Belgium’s oldest university rang out to the tune of John Lennon’s Imagine last night, writes Oliver Milne. | |
“Hope must survive”, tweeted the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, sharing a short video of it’s library bells playing the anthem for global peace and understanding. | |
You can watch the full video here. | |
1.20pm GMT | |
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Haroon Siddique | |
The Saint Louis University in Brussels says one of its students was a victim of the attacks, writes Haroon Siddique. | |
In a Facebook post, it said: | |
“I am very sad to inform you of the death of Leopold Hecht.” | |
It described him as “one of the unfortunate victims of the barbarous acts perpetrated on Tuesday, March 22 at the Maelbeek metro station”, adding: | |
“There are no words to describe our dismay at the news. All our thoughts are with his family and relatives.” | |
It said Hecht was a 20-year-old law student. | |
Leopold Hecht, Saint-Louis University Student, Killed At Maalbeek Station ISIS Bombing https://t.co/JwZBsWiD2X pic.twitter.com/DRAezEjWEx | |
12.38pm GMT | 12.38pm GMT |
12:38 | 12:38 |
Here’s a summary of the main points from the press conference given by the Belgian federal prosecutor, Frederic Van Leeuw, writes Oliver Milne. | Here’s a summary of the main points from the press conference given by the Belgian federal prosecutor, Frederic Van Leeuw, writes Oliver Milne. |
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One person was bought in for questioning in Schaerbeek last night and was being interviewed by the police, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said, according to translation by Sky News. Another person had been released after a thorough interrogation, he added. | One person was bought in for questioning in Schaerbeek last night and was being interviewed by the police, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said, according to translation by Sky News. Another person had been released after a thorough interrogation, he added. |
Frederic van Leeuw also named Belgian national Khalid el-Bakraoui as the suspected suicide bomber at Maelbeek metro station. | Frederic van Leeuw also named Belgian national Khalid el-Bakraoui as the suspected suicide bomber at Maelbeek metro station. |
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12.19pm GMT | 12.19pm GMT |
12:19 | 12:19 |
Leeuw said 32 people were killed in the attacks, but the death toll was likely rise as some of those injured were critically ill. He also said 270 people were injured in the explosions. | Leeuw said 32 people were killed in the attacks, but the death toll was likely rise as some of those injured were critically ill. He also said 270 people were injured in the explosions. |
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12.17pm GMT | 12.17pm GMT |
12:17 | 12:17 |
Belgian federal prosecutor Frederic van Leeuw is giving a news conference. He confirmed media reports that Ibrahim el-Bakraoui was the suicide bomber at the airport. | Belgian federal prosecutor Frederic van Leeuw is giving a news conference. He confirmed media reports that Ibrahim el-Bakraoui was the suicide bomber at the airport. |
Leeuw also confirmed that a third suspect, Najim Laachraoui, was still on the run. | Leeuw also confirmed that a third suspect, Najim Laachraoui, was still on the run. |
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at 12.32pm GMT | at 12.32pm GMT |
12.10pm GMT | 12.10pm GMT |
12:10 | 12:10 |
Vikram Dodd | Vikram Dodd |
Police across Britain are expected to continue their heightened presence on the streets and around transport hubs and other potential targets, writes Vikram Dodd. | Police across Britain are expected to continue their heightened presence on the streets and around transport hubs and other potential targets, writes Vikram Dodd. |
The aim is to ease public anxiety after the Brussels atrocities, but also to act as a deterrent. The increase in visibility is expected to continue over the busy Easter weekend. | The aim is to ease public anxiety after the Brussels atrocities, but also to act as a deterrent. The increase in visibility is expected to continue over the busy Easter weekend. |
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at 12.34pm GMT | at 12.34pm GMT |
12.08pm GMT | 12.08pm GMT |
12:08 | 12:08 |
The Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, was joined by his French counterpart, Manuel Valls, and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, as they laid wreaths outside Maelbeek metro station. | The Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, was joined by his French counterpart, Manuel Valls, and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, as they laid wreaths outside Maelbeek metro station. |
Juncker tweeted: “These events hurt us but do not scare us. We will all face the terrorist threat.” | Juncker tweeted: “These events hurt us but do not scare us. We will all face the terrorist threat.” |
Ces évènements nous touchent mais ne nous effrayent pas. Nous ferons face ensemble à la menace terroriste #Maelbeek pic.twitter.com/UEubJGjwAY | Ces évènements nous touchent mais ne nous effrayent pas. Nous ferons face ensemble à la menace terroriste #Maelbeek pic.twitter.com/UEubJGjwAY |
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12.06pm GMT | 12.06pm GMT |
12:06 | 12:06 |
The European commission’s agriculture department remains closed today while structural engineers conduct safety tests, writes Oliver Milne. | The European commission’s agriculture department remains closed today while structural engineers conduct safety tests, writes Oliver Milne. |
The department, located above Maelbeek station, will remain closed until experts have assessed the damage caused by yesterday’s blast, the department’s commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has said. | The department, located above Maelbeek station, will remain closed until experts have assessed the damage caused by yesterday’s blast, the department’s commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has said. |
Commissioner Georgieva said that DG Agri building above Maelbeek station remains closed and will be checked for infrastructure damage. | Commissioner Georgieva said that DG Agri building above Maelbeek station remains closed and will be checked for infrastructure damage. |
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at 12.48pm GMT | at 12.48pm GMT |
12.05pm GMT | 12.05pm GMT |
12:05 | 12:05 |
Andrew Sparrow, the Guardian’s political correspondent, is covering prime minister’s questions where David Cameron is expected to summarise the outcome of today’s emergency meeting. There will then be a statement from the home secretary on the UK’s security response. | Andrew Sparrow, the Guardian’s political correspondent, is covering prime minister’s questions where David Cameron is expected to summarise the outcome of today’s emergency meeting. There will then be a statement from the home secretary on the UK’s security response. |
Related: Cameron and Corbyn at PMQs - Politics live | Related: Cameron and Corbyn at PMQs - Politics live |
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at 12.23pm GMT | at 12.23pm GMT |
12.01pm GMT | 12.01pm GMT |
12:01 | 12:01 |
Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
More details are emerging about those missing and injured in the attacks. | More details are emerging about those missing and injured in the attacks. |
Two Dutch citizens missing | Two Dutch citizens missing |
The Dutch foreign ministry has confirmed that it is searching for two of its nationals who are missing following the explosion at Zaventem airport, writes Oliver Milne. Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant is reporting that the missing pair are from Maastricht and were travelling through Zaventem on a journey to the US. | The Dutch foreign ministry has confirmed that it is searching for two of its nationals who are missing following the explosion at Zaventem airport, writes Oliver Milne. Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant is reporting that the missing pair are from Maastricht and were travelling through Zaventem on a journey to the US. |
Indian technology worker missing | Indian technology worker missing |
Raghavendra Ganeshan, an Indian national who works in Brussels, has been missing since the attacks. His mother, Annapoorni Ganeshan, told News Minute that she spoke to him before he left for work on Tuesday, andhe took the metro line that was hit to the office every day. | Raghavendra Ganeshan, an Indian national who works in Brussels, has been missing since the attacks. His mother, Annapoorni Ganeshan, told News Minute that she spoke to him before he left for work on Tuesday, andhe took the metro line that was hit to the office every day. |
She said: “He told me that he was leaving to work. About an hour later I got a call from my other son, who lives in Germany, saying there was a blast in Brussels. I checked the news. Initially I only saw it was in the airport. But later there were news flashes that there was a blast in the metro line from Merode to Park station. This is the metro my son uses to commute to the office every day. | She said: “He told me that he was leaving to work. About an hour later I got a call from my other son, who lives in Germany, saying there was a blast in Brussels. I checked the news. Initially I only saw it was in the airport. But later there were news flashes that there was a blast in the metro line from Merode to Park station. This is the metro my son uses to commute to the office every day. |
Ganeshan worked for the technology company Infosys in Brussels. | Ganeshan worked for the technology company Infosys in Brussels. |
India’s minister of external affairs, Sushma Swaraj, confirmed the authorities were looking for him. | India’s minister of external affairs, Sushma Swaraj, confirmed the authorities were looking for him. |
We are doing our best to locate Raghavendran Ganesh. /2 | We are doing our best to locate Raghavendran Ganesh. /2 |
19 Portugese injured | 19 Portugese injured |
At least 19 Portuguese were injured in the attacks, according to the Patricia Kowsmann at the Wall Street Journal. There is a large community of Portuguese ex-pats in Brussels – 50,000, according to Kowsmann, citing government figures. | At least 19 Portuguese were injured in the attacks, according to the Patricia Kowsmann at the Wall Street Journal. There is a large community of Portuguese ex-pats in Brussels – 50,000, according to Kowsmann, citing government figures. |
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at 12.21pm GMT | at 12.21pm GMT |