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| Everything we know so far about the victims missing or lost in the Brussels attacks | |
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| The identities of some of the victims of Tuesday’s bomb attacks in Brussels have come to light, with a Peruvian woman, Adelma Tapia Ruiz, the first to be publicly confirmed dead. | The identities of some of the victims of Tuesday’s bomb attacks in Brussels have come to light, with a Peruvian woman, Adelma Tapia Ruiz, the first to be publicly confirmed dead. |
| A British man, David Dixon, is among the people known to be missing from the Belgian capital one day after the blasts at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station killed more than 30 and injured an estimated 230 people. | A British man, David Dixon, is among the people known to be missing from the Belgian capital one day after the blasts at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station killed more than 30 and injured an estimated 230 people. |
| A Moroccan woman has also been formally identified as a victim of the metro station attack by Moroccan diplomatic sources, according to Belgian media. | A Moroccan woman has also been formally identified as a victim of the metro station attack by Moroccan diplomatic sources, according to Belgian media. |
| Ms Ruiz, 36, had lived in Brussels for almost nine years and was at the airport with her husband and twin three-year-old daughters, Maureen and Alondra, to fly to New York to visit her mother, reported the New York Times. | Ms Ruiz, 36, had lived in Brussels for almost nine years and was at the airport with her husband and twin three-year-old daughters, Maureen and Alondra, to fly to New York to visit her mother, reported the New York Times. |
| The death of Ms Ruiz was confirmed by the Peruvian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and by her older brother, Fernando Tapia Coral, in a Facebook post. It is believed that her husband and children survived. | The death of Ms Ruiz was confirmed by the Peruvian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and by her older brother, Fernando Tapia Coral, in a Facebook post. It is believed that her husband and children survived. |
| The family of Mr Dixon, a computer programmer from Nottingham, has not heard from him since he left for work yesterday morning. He is believed to have been on the metro at the time of the blast. | The family of Mr Dixon, a computer programmer from Nottingham, has not heard from him since he left for work yesterday morning. He is believed to have been on the metro at the time of the blast. |
| “It’s just waiting, which is heartbreaking,” the sister of Charlotte Sutcliffe, Mr Dixon’s partner, told Radio 4’s Today program. | “It’s just waiting, which is heartbreaking,” the sister of Charlotte Sutcliffe, Mr Dixon’s partner, told Radio 4’s Today program. |
| His friend Simon Harley-Jones told the BBC that Ms Sutcliffe had been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him. | His friend Simon Harley-Jones told the BBC that Ms Sutcliffe had been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him. |
| Worried families have been posting on social media to try and find missing loved ones who may have been caught up in the bombings, which have been claimed by the so-called Islamic State. | Worried families have been posting on social media to try and find missing loved ones who may have been caught up in the bombings, which have been claimed by the so-called Islamic State. |
| Berit Viktorsson, a 64-year-old Belgian woman who was at the airport to travel to Sweden, and a 29-year-old Belgian woman called Aline Bastin, who was on the Metro at the time, are among those missing. | Berit Viktorsson, a 64-year-old Belgian woman who was at the airport to travel to Sweden, and a 29-year-old Belgian woman called Aline Bastin, who was on the Metro at the time, are among those missing. |
| A brother and sister from New York, who were at Zaventem to fly back to the US at the time of the blasts, are also missing. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski were on the phone to their family when the phone went dead, according to Dutch media. | A brother and sister from New York, who were at Zaventem to fly back to the US at the time of the blasts, are also missing. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski were on the phone to their family when the phone went dead, according to Dutch media. |
| Eight French citizens are said to be injured in the attack, with three seriously wounded, according to the French foreign ministry, while three Italians, two Britons, two Colombians and an Ecuadorian are also among those injured, The Guardian reports. | Eight French citizens are said to be injured in the attack, with three seriously wounded, according to the French foreign ministry, while three Italians, two Britons, two Colombians and an Ecuadorian are also among those injured, The Guardian reports. |
| Families searching for information have been asked to call the following emergency phone number: +32 2 506 711. | Families searching for information have been asked to call the following emergency phone number: +32 2 506 711. |