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| Brussels attacks: 'Desperate' search for missing David Dixon | Brussels attacks: 'Desperate' search for missing David Dixon |
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| Friends of a computer programmer missing in Brussels since Tuesday's bomb attacks have said they are desperate to find him. | Friends of a computer programmer missing in Brussels since Tuesday's bomb attacks have said they are desperate to find him. |
| David Dixon, from Nottingham, commutes on the Belgian capital's metro - but did not arrive at work yesterday. | David Dixon, from Nottingham, commutes on the Belgian capital's metro - but did not arrive at work yesterday. |
| His friend Simon Hartley-Jones said Mr Dixon's partner, who also lives in Brussels, had been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him. | His friend Simon Hartley-Jones said Mr Dixon's partner, who also lives in Brussels, had been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him. |
| The blasts at the city's airport and metro left 34 people dead. | The blasts at the city's airport and metro left 34 people dead. |
| Mr Hartley-Jones said Mr Dixon and his partner Charlotte Sutcliffe, who have a seven-year-old son, had lived in Brussels for about 10 years. | Mr Hartley-Jones said Mr Dixon and his partner Charlotte Sutcliffe, who have a seven-year-old son, had lived in Brussels for about 10 years. |
| He said: "David is a programmer and works in the centre of Brussels. He makes his way there every day using the metro system. For some reason he hasn't made it... and we're really concerned about him." | He said: "David is a programmer and works in the centre of Brussels. He makes his way there every day using the metro system. For some reason he hasn't made it... and we're really concerned about him." |
| "It's really unusual for him not to contact [Charlotte] - it's really out of character." | "It's really unusual for him not to contact [Charlotte] - it's really out of character." |
| He described Mr Dixon, originally from Hartlepool, as "a lovely guy" and "an amazing man who deeply deeply loves his son". | He described Mr Dixon, originally from Hartlepool, as "a lovely guy" and "an amazing man who deeply deeply loves his son". |
| Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire | Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire |
| 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 |
| The family, who have a house in the Mapperley area of Nottingham, were due to visit over Easter, Mr Hartley-Jones said. | The family, who have a house in the Mapperley area of Nottingham, were due to visit over Easter, Mr Hartley-Jones said. |
| The couple's son was staying with friends and was unaware that his father was missing, he added. | The couple's son was staying with friends and was unaware that his father was missing, he added. |
| 'Heartbreaking and worrying' | |
| Mr Hartley-Jones has appealed for anyone in Belgium who might know Mr Dixon's whereabouts to get in touch. | Mr Hartley-Jones has appealed for anyone in Belgium who might know Mr Dixon's whereabouts to get in touch. |
| "Charlotte is just desperately looking for David and we need any information you can get. | "Charlotte is just desperately looking for David and we need any information you can get. |
| "Please just check in hospitals in Brussels, just check that David is not one of your patients, and just just let us know." | "Please just check in hospitals in Brussels, just check that David is not one of your patients, and just just let us know." |
| Ms Sutcliffe's sister Marie described the situation as "heartbreaking and worrying". | |
| She said her sister was "very distressed" and that everybody in Brussels was "struggling with communication". | |
| So far, two Britons are confirmed to have been injured in the twin blasts which hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT and Maelbeek metro station an hour later. | So far, two Britons are confirmed to have been injured in the twin blasts which hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT and Maelbeek metro station an hour later. |
| 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. |