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Brussels attacks: 'Two brothers' behind airport suicide bombings | Brussels attacks: 'Two brothers' behind airport suicide bombings |
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Two suicide bombers who attacked the international airport in Brussels have been named by Belgian media as the brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui. | Two suicide bombers who attacked the international airport in Brussels have been named by Belgian media as the brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui. |
The RTBF broadcaster said the pair were known to police. A third man pictured with them at the airport is still being sought. | The RTBF broadcaster said the pair were known to police. A third man pictured with them at the airport is still being sought. |
Twin explosions at the airport and another at a metro station on Tuesday left about 34 dead and 250 wounded. | Twin explosions at the airport and another at a metro station on Tuesday left about 34 dead and 250 wounded. |
Belgium is observing three days of national mourning. | Belgium is observing three days of national mourning. |
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the attacks and warned that more would follow. | So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the attacks and warned that more would follow. |
A minute's silence for the victims will be held at midday (11:00 GMT). | A minute's silence for the victims will be held at midday (11:00 GMT). |
More about the attacks | More about the attacks |
Brussels attacks: Live updates | Brussels attacks: Live updates |
What we know so far | What we know so far |
Why was Brussels attacked? | Why was Brussels attacked? |
Crisis information | Crisis information |
Eyewitnesses recall explosions | Eyewitnesses recall explosions |
In pictures: Brussels explosions | In pictures: Brussels explosions |
Full coverage | Full coverage |
RTBF said the brothers were known to police and had criminal records. | RTBF said the brothers were known to police and had criminal records. |
The broadcaster said that Khalid el-Bakraoui had used a false name to rent the flat in the Forest area of the Belgian capital where police killed a gunman in a shootout last week. | The broadcaster said that Khalid el-Bakraoui had used a false name to rent the flat in the Forest area of the Belgian capital where police killed a gunman in a shootout last week. |
It was during that raid that police found a fingerprint of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the Paris terror attacks of 13 November. | |
He was arrested in a raid in Brussels last Friday and is due to appear before a pre-trial court on Wednesday. | |
Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure said Khalid el-Bakraoui was being sought for terrorist activities while Ibrahim was reportedly on the run after a sentence for other criminal activity. | Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure said Khalid el-Bakraoui was being sought for terrorist activities while Ibrahim was reportedly on the run after a sentence for other criminal activity. |
La Derniere Heure also said that the third man in the airport CCTV image of the three men handed out by police is Najim Laachraoui. | La Derniere Heure also said that the third man in the airport CCTV image of the three men handed out by police is Najim Laachraoui. |
Laachraoui was named earlier in the week by police as a wanted accomplice of Abdeslam. | Laachraoui was named earlier in the week by police as a wanted accomplice of Abdeslam. |
'Black day' | |
The three men were seen pushing trolleys carrying suspected bombs at Zaventem airport just before the blasts at a check-in hall. | |
Two of the men, believed to be the brothers, were wearing black gloves on their left hands, possibly hiding a suicide detonation device. | |
They were believed to have died in the attack. The third man was wearing no glove. | |
The airport explosions happened in quick succession shortly after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT), killing about 14 people. | |
A third bomb was found and destroyed in a controlled detonation. | |
About an hour later another explosion ripped through a train at the Maelbeek metro station in the Belgian capital, killing about 20 people. | |
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said Tuesday was "a day of tragedy, a black day". | |
The country has raised its terrorism alert to the highest level. |