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People light candles at a makeshift memorial at Brussels' Place de la Bourse.
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Live Blog: Brussels Attacks

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-- Belgian authorities have identified the bombers. Federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw has said that Ibrahim El Bakraoui blew himself up at the airport. His brother Khalid blew himself up in a subway car at Maalbeek station in central Brussels.

-- The two men shown pushing baggage carts with Ibrahim El Bakraoui in security-camera footage have yet to be identified.

-- Belgian media, which earlier reported the arrest of a prime suspect in the attacks, said the person detained was not, in fact, Najim Laachraoui.

-- Belgium is observing three days of mourning after bomb blasts in Brussels killed at least 34 people and wounded more than 200.

Via AP:

Belgian prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw says at least one of the airport blasts was probably caused by a suicide bomber.

A closer look at the locations of the Brussels bomb blasts today.

A map of Brussels bomb blasts.
A map of Brussels bomb blasts.

Photos of the attacks in Brussels today.
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Two explosions at Brussels airport and one on the Belgian capital's metro have caused numerous deaths, with reports saying dozens were killed and scores more injured. The Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel, said the attack on the airport was a suicide attack.

via Reuters:

A Slovenian diplomat was injured in the Brussels attacks on Tuesday, Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec said.

Erjavec told a news conference that the diplomat, who he did not name, was in hospital and his life was not in danger.

Media reports said the diplomat was injured in the metro blast on his way to work.

Via dpa:

French President Francois Hollande says, "we are faced with a global threat," after the terrorist attacks in Brussels.


"The war against terrorism must be conducted across Europe," he adds.

Public broadcaster RTBF: House searches ongoing in Brussels following blasts.

A Belgian police vehicle driving past passengers who are evacuating the Brussels Airport of Zaventem.
A Belgian police vehicle driving past passengers who are evacuating the Brussels Airport of Zaventem.

Reactions to Brussels attacks on social media...

Via AFP:


Sunni Islam's leading seat of learning, Al-Azhar, said today's attacks in Brussels "violate the tolerant teachings of Islam," and urged the international community to confront the "epidemic" of terrorism.

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