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| Brussels attack: President Erdogan says bomber was caught in Turkey last year and deported to Belgium | |
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| One of the Brussels attackers was caught in Turkey in June last year and deported to Belgium, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. | One of the Brussels attackers was caught in Turkey in June last year and deported to Belgium, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. |
| Belgium authorities released the suspect despite Turkish warnings he was "a foreign fighter", the president added. | Belgium authorities released the suspect despite Turkish warnings he was "a foreign fighter", the president added. |
| He did not name the attacker, who he said was detained at Turkey's border with Syria at Gaziantep. | He did not name the attacker, who he said was detained at Turkey's border with Syria at Gaziantep. |
| President Erdogan said: "Despite our warnings that this person was a foreign terrorist fighter, Belgium could not establish any links with terrorism." | President Erdogan said: "Despite our warnings that this person was a foreign terrorist fighter, Belgium could not establish any links with terrorism." |
| At least 30 were killed and over 200 injured in a series of bomb attacks targeting Brussels Airport and the Molenbeek Metro station. | At least 30 were killed and over 200 injured in a series of bomb attacks targeting Brussels Airport and the Molenbeek Metro station. |
| Shortly after 8am on Tuesday, two explosions killed at least 11 people at Brussels Airport. | Shortly after 8am on Tuesday, two explosions killed at least 11 people at Brussels Airport. |
| Around an hour later, an explosion at the Maalbeek Metro station killed around 20. | Around an hour later, an explosion at the Maalbeek Metro station killed around 20. |
| One of the suspects captured on CCTV moments before the airport attack is still at large. | One of the suspects captured on CCTV moments before the airport attack is still at large. |