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| Brussels attacks: EU security ministers hold emergency terror talks – live | Brussels attacks: EU security ministers hold emergency terror talks – live |
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| 6.43am GMT | |
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| RTBF also reports that a “will” found by police on a computer, apparently written by suicide bomber Ibraham el-Bakraoui, mentioned a man called Mohammed Bakkali. | |
| Bakkali was arrested in November. He was said to be connected to an apartment in Auvelais, near the central Belgian city of Namur, that was used by the Paris attackers. | |
| RTBF speculates that it could be Bakkali – rather than captured Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam – to whom Bakraoui was referring when he said: | |
| If I go on like this [I] will end up in a prison cell next to him. | |
| 6.34am GMT | |
| 06:34 | |
| Belgian broadcaster RTBF also reports that a second man was apparently seen in the metro with Khalid el-Bakraoui. It’s not clear what the source is for this information, and neither RTBF nor Le Monde have the images. | |
| 6.16am GMT | |
| 06:16 | |
| ‘Second metro attacker’ – reports | |
| French newspaper Le Monde reports that a second man, carrying a large bag, was seen on CCTV in the Brussels metro with Khalid el-Bakraoui, who authorities say carried out the suicide bombing at Maelbeek station. | |
| Le Monde says police are now searching for a potential second accomplice – officials have said they are hunting for a suspect seen at Zaventem airport who is believed to have fled the scene without detonating his bomb. | |
| This is the first mention of a second attacker in the metro bombing. The Guardian is not yet able to verify this report. | |
| 5.50am GMT | 5.50am GMT |
| 05:50 | 05:50 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Welcome to ongoing coverage of the aftermath of the terrorist strikes in Brussels that killed 31 people. | Welcome to ongoing coverage of the aftermath of the terrorist strikes in Brussels that killed 31 people. |
| European justice and security ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels today to discuss the response to the terror threat. | European justice and security ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels today to discuss the response to the terror threat. |
| Here are the latest developments: | Here are the latest developments: |
| Related: Agonising wait for news of missing loved ones after Brussels attacks | Related: Agonising wait for news of missing loved ones after Brussels attacks |