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| Brussels attacks: 10 suspects arrested in three countries | Brussels attacks: 10 suspects arrested in three countries |
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| Ten more suspects have been arrested in three European countries as police step up efforts to prevent further attacks after the Brussels bombings. | Ten more suspects have been arrested in three European countries as police step up efforts to prevent further attacks after the Brussels bombings. |
| Seven were detained in Brussels, two reportedly in Germany and one in Paris. | Seven were detained in Brussels, two reportedly in Germany and one in Paris. |
| An investigation is continuing into Tuesday's bomb attacks, which killed 31 people in Brussels and have been linked to November's Paris attacks. | An investigation is continuing into Tuesday's bomb attacks, which killed 31 people in Brussels and have been linked to November's Paris attacks. |
| At least three explosions were reported in the Schaerbeek suburb of Brussels in a police operation. | |
| The operation is now said to have finished. | |
| Media reports said a man with a backpack had been "neutralised" during the operation after refusing to obey police orders, and an area near Meiser square was sealed off by heavily armed police and military vehicles. | |
| The man was later said to be injured. | |
| Eyewitnesses reported seeing police shoot in the legs a man armed with a machine gun who had emerged from an underpass. | |
| Belgian TV showed bomb disposal personnel at the scene. | |
| A local resident, named as Marios, said there was gunfire as well. | |
| "I heard two very loud shots, I don't know what they were," he told the BBC. | |
| "Immediately within seconds police arrived... The streets were evacuated... And it's still going on. And I just heard another gunshot." | |
| Schaerbeek is one of the districts where arrests were carried out on Thursday. French police sources say the current raid is also linked to Thursday evening's operation in a Paris suburb during which another attack was apparently foiled. | Schaerbeek is one of the districts where arrests were carried out on Thursday. French police sources say the current raid is also linked to Thursday evening's operation in a Paris suburb during which another attack was apparently foiled. |
| 'Je suis Bruxellois' | |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Brussels, said that so-called Islamic State (IS) would be destroyed. | US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Brussels, said that so-called Islamic State (IS) would be destroyed. |
| Standing alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, he expressed condolences for the victims and solidarity with Belgium, declaring "Je suis Bruxellois". | Standing alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, he expressed condolences for the victims and solidarity with Belgium, declaring "Je suis Bruxellois". |
| The Western alliance would continue its fight to destroy IS, Mr Kerry said. | The Western alliance would continue its fight to destroy IS, Mr Kerry said. |
| "We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred." | "We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred." |
| More about the attacks | More about the attacks |
| Why have jihadists targeted Belgium? | Why have jihadists targeted Belgium? |
| Why Brussels warning signs were missed | Why Brussels warning signs were missed |
| From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked | From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Victims and survivors | Victims and survivors |
| Details of further arrests have been emerging: | Details of further arrests have been emerging: |
| More details of those killed in the Brussels attacks have been released. Nationals of 40 countries were caught up in the attacks. | More details of those killed in the Brussels attacks have been released. Nationals of 40 countries were caught up in the attacks. |
| Among the deaths confirmed so far: | Among the deaths confirmed so far: |
| The Brussels bombings continue to have political repercussions, with questions surrounding the issue of whether more could have been done to prevent them. | |
| Turkey has said it arrested and deported one of the bombers, Brahim el-Bakraoui last June, warning Belgium he was a "foreign fighter" - but the message was "ignored". The Dutch authorities had also been alerted, Ankara said. | Turkey has said it arrested and deported one of the bombers, Brahim el-Bakraoui last June, warning Belgium he was a "foreign fighter" - but the message was "ignored". The Dutch authorities had also been alerted, Ankara said. |
| Bakraoui is one of three men who carried out the bombings at Brussels airport, killing 11 people. | Bakraoui is one of three men who carried out the bombings at Brussels airport, killing 11 people. |
| The Belgian interior and justice ministers said they had offered their resignations but the prime minister refused to accept them. | The Belgian interior and justice ministers said they had offered their resignations but the prime minister refused to accept them. |
| The other two airport attackers have not yet been identified. Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, struck at Maelbeek metro station, where 20 people died. | The other two airport attackers have not yet been identified. Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, struck at Maelbeek metro station, where 20 people died. |
| There are reports of a second suspect being sought for that attack. One source told AFP news agency that a man with a large bag had been seen beside Khalid el-Bakraoui on surveillance footage at the metro station. | There are reports of a second suspect being sought for that attack. One source told AFP news agency that a man with a large bag had been seen beside Khalid el-Bakraoui on surveillance footage at the metro station. |
| Meanwhile, the Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT reported that investigators were working on the assumption that the cell had been planning a far bigger attack, involving Paris-style shootings as well as suicide bombings. | Meanwhile, the Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT reported that investigators were working on the assumption that the cell had been planning a far bigger attack, involving Paris-style shootings as well as suicide bombings. |
| Links have also emerged with Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks. | Links have also emerged with Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks. |
| Abdeslam was arrested and wounded in a police raid on a flat in Brussels last Friday - four days before the attacks in the Belgian capital. | Abdeslam was arrested and wounded in a police raid on a flat in Brussels last Friday - four days before the attacks in the Belgian capital. |
| Investigators say Khalid el-Bakraoui used a false name to rent the same flat. | Investigators say Khalid el-Bakraoui used a false name to rent the same flat. |
| Have you been affected by the recent events in Brussels? You can tell us about your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the recent events in Brussels? You can tell us about your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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