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| Brussels attacks: Two brothers behind Belgium bombings | Brussels attacks: Two brothers behind Belgium bombings |
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| Two of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in Brussels on Tuesday have been named as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui, Belgian nationals. | Two of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in Brussels on Tuesday have been named as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui, Belgian nationals. |
| The federal prosecutor said Brahim was part of the attack at Zaventem airport that killed 11 people. Khalid struck at Maelbeek metro, where 20 people died. | The federal prosecutor said Brahim was part of the attack at Zaventem airport that killed 11 people. Khalid struck at Maelbeek metro, where 20 people died. |
| Two other attackers at the airport have not yet been identified. One of them died, another is on the run. | Two other attackers at the airport have not yet been identified. One of them died, another is on the run. |
| So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the attacks. | So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind the attacks. |
| Belgium is observing three days of national mourning. The nation held a minute's silence at midday (11:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Belgium's king and queen visited the airport and met some of the 260 injured in hospital. | |
| 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? |
| Victims and survivors | Victims and survivors |
| Eyewitnesses recall explosions | Eyewitnesses recall explosions |
| In pictures: Brussels explosions | In pictures: Brussels explosions |
| From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked | From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked |
| Analysis: The Middle East is now Europe's backyard | Analysis: The Middle East is now Europe's backyard |
| Full coverage | Full coverage |
| Federal Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said Brahim el-Bakraoui had been identified as the middle of three men in a CCTV image of the suspects of the airport attack. | Federal Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said Brahim el-Bakraoui had been identified as the middle of three men in a CCTV image of the suspects of the airport attack. |
| The man on the left is believed to have died at the airport. The man on the right, wearing the hat, is thought to have fled the scene. | The man on the left is believed to have died at the airport. The man on the right, wearing the hat, is thought to have fled the scene. |
| Mr Van Leeuw told reporters that a taxi driver said he had picked up the three men from an address in the Schaerbeek area of Brussels. This apartment was raided later on Tuesday and bomb-making materials, including 15 kilos (33 pounds) of high explosive, were found. | |
| A note from Brahim el-Bakraoui was also found, in which he said people were looking for him everywhere and that if he gave himself up he would end up in a cell, the prosecutor related. | |
| Mr van Leeuw said the two brothers were known to police and had criminal records. They were identified by DNA records. | Mr van Leeuw said the two brothers were known to police and had criminal records. They were identified by DNA records. |
| The RTBF broadcaster, quoting a police source, said that Khalid el-Bakraoui, 27, 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. | 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. | He was arrested in a raid in Brussels last Friday and is due to appear before a pre-trial court on Wednesday. |
| Khalid el-Bakraoui appears on the Interpol website. It says that he is being sought for terrorist activities. | Khalid el-Bakraoui appears on the Interpol website. It says that he is being sought for terrorist activities. |
| RTBF said Khalid was jailed in 2011 for carjacking while Brahim, 30, was jailed in October 2010 for firing at police. | RTBF said Khalid was jailed in 2011 for carjacking while Brahim, 30, was jailed in October 2010 for firing at police. |
| The man on the right in the CCTV picture, who is being hunted, had a bag of detonators that were left behind and which were later exploded without harming anyone, Mr Van Leeuw said. No other weapons were found at the airport. | The man on the right in the CCTV picture, who is being hunted, had a bag of detonators that were left behind and which were later exploded without harming anyone, Mr Van Leeuw said. No other weapons were found at the airport. |
| Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure had earlier identified this man as wanted jihadist Najim Laachraoui. He was named earlier in the week by police as a wanted accomplice of Abdeslam. | Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure had earlier identified this man as wanted jihadist Najim Laachraoui. He was named earlier in the week by police as a wanted accomplice of Abdeslam. |
| Analysts say Laachraoui is believed to be a key bomb maker, and French media say he also played a major role in the terror attacks in Paris. | Analysts say Laachraoui is believed to be a key bomb maker, and French media say he also played a major role in the terror attacks in Paris. |
| Some Belgian media reported on Wednesday that he was the man arrested in Anderlecht area of the city, but Mr Van Leeuw denied the reports. | Some Belgian media reported on Wednesday that he was the man arrested in Anderlecht area of the city, but Mr Van Leeuw denied the reports. |
| Two brothers behind Brussels attacks | |
| The first of the victims to be named is Peruvian Adelma Tapia Ruiz, 37. | The first of the victims to be named is Peruvian Adelma Tapia Ruiz, 37. |
| She had been at Zaventem airport with her Belgian husband and twin four-year-old daughters, who were unharmed, her brother told Peruvian radio. | She had been at Zaventem airport with her Belgian husband and twin four-year-old daughters, who were unharmed, her brother told Peruvian radio. |
| Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, welcoming French counterpart Manuel Valls to Brussels on Wednesday, insisted that "Europe's destiny is peace and security". | Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, welcoming French counterpart Manuel Valls to Brussels on Wednesday, insisted that "Europe's destiny is peace and security". |
| He said: "We are more determined than ever to act in the face of enemies of democracy." | He said: "We are more determined than ever to act in the face of enemies of democracy." |
| But Mr Valls said EU nations "will have to invest massively in their security system" in the coming years, increasing funding for "manpower, technology... to face the types of threats that we will have to face". | |
| EU interior and justice ministers will hold a crisis meeting in Brussels on Thursday to discuss their response to the latest attacks. | |
| Belgium has raised its terrorism alert to the highest level, and its international airport will remain closed on Thursday. | |
| The friendly international football match between Belgium and Portugal, scheduled for 29 March in Brussels, has been cancelled. | The friendly international football match between Belgium and Portugal, scheduled for 29 March in Brussels, has been cancelled. |
| Have you been affected by events in Brussels? Please share your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Have you been affected by events in Brussels? Please share your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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