- At least 14 people killed after two explosions struck near the American Airlines check-in desk at 8am (7am GMT)
- Reports of a firefight between police and attackers seconds before they shouted 'in Arabic' and detonated bombs
- Terrified passengers covered in blood ran for their lives after explosion sent 'shockwaves' through terminal building
- Another blast killed 20 at a Metro station near EU headquarters in Maelbeek area of central Brussels just after 9am
- Two suspects arrested a mile from train station at around 11am as hundreds of troops and police flood the streets
- Comes a day after Belgium minister warned of revenge strikes after arrest of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam
- Were you caught up in the attacks? Contact Simon Tomlinson on 02036151926 or simon.tomlinson@dailymail.co.uk
- See more of the latest news updates on the Brussels bombings as explosions hit the Belgian capital
Cowering
under desks and running for their lives, this is the terrifying moment
passengers were caught up in an ISIS suicide bomb attack at Brussels
Airport today in a series of blasts that have killed at least 34 people
and injured 170 across the city.
Witnesses
described apocalyptic scenes with blood and 'dismembered bodies
everywhere' after two blasts rocked the terminal at around 8am (7am
GMT), killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others.
Then
79 minutes later at 9.19am, at least 20 people were killed and scores
injured, some critically, when a blast hit a Metro station just 400
metres from the EU headquarters in the city centre.
At
the airport, there were reports of a firefight between police and the
attackers who shouted in Arabic moments before detonating their bombs,
one of which was understood to contain nails.
An unexploded suicide vest was later found in the rubble and a Kalashnikov rifle beside the body of a dead terrorist.
The
blasts, which detonated near a Starbucks and several check-in desks,
sent shockwaves through the terminal building, shattering windows and
knocking roof tiles off the ceiling as terrified passengers ran for
their lives.
'It was like the apocalypse.. you could see peoples' bodies but no legs': Terrified witnesses describe seeing bodies thrown into the air as explosions ripped through Brussels Airport
At least 31 dead in bombings of Brussels airport, metro
AP
Mar 22, 11:10 AM EDT
PARIS — As explosions rocked the airport and the metro in Brussels this morning, fears grew that the threat of terrorism is morphing into the threat of guerrilla war in Europe.
Brussels Airport and Subway Attacks Kill 34
NY TIMES
'It was like the apocalypse.. you could see peoples' bodies but no legs': Terrified witnesses describe seeing bodies thrown into the air as explosions ripped through Brussels Airport
- Frightened passengers describe seeing 'dismembered bodies everywhere'
- They have told how ceiling collapsed after bombs ripped through terminal
- Witness reports seeing bodies thrown into the air as explosions went off
- Airport 'suicide bomb blasts' claimed 14 lives and left more than 50 injured
- Were you caught up in the attacks? Call MailOnline on 0203 6151718 or email julian.robinson@mailonline.co.uk
- See the latest news on the Brussels attacks and Airport explosions
At least 31 dead in bombings of Brussels airport, metro
AP
Mar 22, 11:10 AM EDT
PARIS — As explosions rocked the airport and the metro in Brussels this morning, fears grew that the threat of terrorism is morphing into the threat of guerrilla war in Europe.
Brussels Airport and Subway Attacks Kill 34
NY TIMES
BRUSSELS
— A series of deadly terrorist attacks struck Brussels on Tuesday, with
two explosions at the city’s main international airport and a third in a
subway station at the heart of the city, near the headquarters complex
of the European Union.
At
least one of the two airport explosions was touched off by a suicide
bomber, officials said. At least 34 people were killed — 14 at the
airport and 20 at the subway station — and many more wounded, including
92 at the airport and 106 at the subway station.
UK MIrror
Up to 34 victims have been confirmed dead and 90 injured as officials have declared the Belgium capital city is on "lockdown"
3:50PM GMT 22 Mar 2016
• Click here for a summary of the latest on Brussels' day of terror
• Brussels airport explosions: Two blasts early on Tuesday morning
• Third explosion rocks Metro system close to EU buildings hour later
• 34 killed and 198 injured in coordinated attacks on Belgian capital
• CCTV released of three suspects in Zaventem airport bombings
• Islamic state claims responsibility for twin blasts in Brussels
• Security tightened on nuclear plants following intelligence
• Britain steps up security at UK airports in wake of multiple attacks
• Everything we know so far about Brussels attacks
• Who are the likely terror suspects behind these attacks?
• Gallery: Coordinated attacks on Belgian capitals - in pictures
• Brussels airport explosions: Two blasts early on Tuesday morning
• Third explosion rocks Metro system close to EU buildings hour later
• 34 killed and 198 injured in coordinated attacks on Belgian capital
• CCTV released of three suspects in Zaventem airport bombings
• Islamic state claims responsibility for twin blasts in Brussels
• Security tightened on nuclear plants following intelligence
• Britain steps up security at UK airports in wake of multiple attacks
• Everything we know so far about Brussels attacks
• Who are the likely terror suspects behind these attacks?
• Gallery: Coordinated attacks on Belgian capitals - in pictures
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