A series of deadly terrorist attacks hit Brussels on Tuesday with two explosions at the main international airport of the city and a third of a subway station in the heart of the city.
The video grabbing process by RTL Belgium displays people receiving treatment in the debris strewn terminal at Brussels airport after the blasts of March 22, 2016. PTI photo
BRUSSELS: A series of deadly
terrorist attacks hit Brussels on Tuesday with two explosions at the main
international airport of the city and a third of a subway station in the heart
of the city, near the headquarters complex of the European Union.
At least one of the two
explosions airport was triggered by a suicide, authorities said. At least 34
people died - 14 at the airport, and 20 in the subway station - and 106 others
were injured, including 17 who were reported to be in serious condition.
"We feared terrorist
attacks, and has now happened," Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium
said in a press conference, calling the attacks "blind, violent and
cowardly."
A picture released by the Belgian federal police shows suspects of the attacks Brussels Airport image. BELGIANFEDERAL POLICE / AFP
On Twitter, he issued an appeal to the
population to "prevent all movement", as authorities prepared for the
possibility of further violence.
The attacks, a clear example of
the continuing threat to Europe, came four days after the capture on Friday of
Europe's most wanted man, Salah Abdeslam. He is the only survivor of the 10 men
believed to have been involved directly in the attacks that killed 130 people
around Paris on November 13.
President Francois Hollande of
France pledged "to fight relentlessly against terrorism, both
international and domestic." He added: "Through attacks Brussels, is
the whole of Europe to be hit."
The French government ordered
1,600 extra police to patrol the country's borders, including at train
stations, airports and ports. The Eiffel Tower was to be lit with the colors of
the flag of Belgium on Tuesday night.
More than 200 people were injured in the attacks. (PTI)
Prime Minister David Cameron of
Britain called for an emergency meeting of ministers. Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany said the attacks "point to the heart of
Europe." Francisco expressed his condolences.
Paris Since the attacks, security
experts have warned that Europe was likely that additional attacks by the
Islamic State and other terrorist groups face. Paris attacks showed that the
scale and sophistication of the efforts of the Islamic State to carry out
operations in Europe were higher than first believed, and analysts have also
pointed to the particular vulnerabilities of Europe. They include the huge influx
of undocumented immigrants to the continent from the Middle East and the
persistent problems with intelligence sharing between European countries and
even compete among security agencies in some nations.
Tuesday's attacks put the Belgian
capital in a state of virtual blockade, with the level raised to its highest
possible level threat.
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