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Brussels attacks: Why the two suicide bombers were wearing black gloves | Brussels attacks: Why the two suicide bombers were wearing black gloves |
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The men suspected of bombing the Zaventem airport in Brussels were captured on CCTV each wearing a black glove on their left hands. | The men suspected of bombing the Zaventem airport in Brussels were captured on CCTV each wearing a black glove on their left hands. |
And some believe the gloves may have been worn to conceal the bomb detonation apparatus. | And some believe the gloves may have been worn to conceal the bomb detonation apparatus. |
Belgian newspaper La Libre said it had sources who claimed the gloves may have been worn to hide the mechanisms of the detonators, but this has not been confirmed. | Belgian newspaper La Libre said it had sources who claimed the gloves may have been worn to hide the mechanisms of the detonators, but this has not been confirmed. |
At least 31 people were killed in the two explosions at the airport and another at Maelbeek Metro station with a further 198 injured. | At least 31 people were killed in the two explosions at the airport and another at Maelbeek Metro station with a further 198 injured. |
One of the men suspected being behind the airport explosions is Brahim el-Bakraoui (pictured above on the right) while his brother, Khalid, is suspected to have been killed at the Metro station. | One of the men suspected being behind the airport explosions is Brahim el-Bakraoui (pictured above on the right) while his brother, Khalid, is suspected to have been killed at the Metro station. |
Both brothers had criminal records but nothing in relation to terrorism, reports broadcaster RTBF. | Both brothers had criminal records but nothing in relation to terrorism, reports broadcaster RTBF. |
The other man (pictured on the left) in the CCTV footage has yet to be named. | The other man (pictured on the left) in the CCTV footage has yet to be named. |
Using a false name, Khalid el-Bakraoui rented a flat in Rue De Dries where police killed a gunman during a raid on 15 March. | Using a false name, Khalid el-Bakraoui rented a flat in Rue De Dries where police killed a gunman during a raid on 15 March. |
A fingerprint belonging to Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect behind the Paris attacks, was found during that raid. |
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