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| − | On the morning of 22 March 2016, three explosions occurred in [[Belgium]]: two at Brussels main airport in [[Zaventem]] and one at [[Maelbeek]] metro station in the centre of [[Brussels]], allegedly carried out by suicide bomber [[Khalid el-Bakraoui]].<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/mar/23/brussels-attacks-police-search-airport-bomb-suspect-live "Brussels attacks: el-Bakraoui brothers 'named as suicide bombers'"]</ref> In these attacks, 31 people were killed and | + | On the morning of 22 March 2016, three explosions occurred in [[Belgium]]: two at Brussels main airport in [[Zaventem]] and one at [[Maelbeek]] metro station in the centre of [[Brussels]], allegedly carried out by suicide bomber [[Khalid el-Bakraoui]].<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/mar/23/brussels-attacks-police-search-airport-bomb-suspect-live "Brussels attacks: el-Bakraoui brothers 'named as suicide bombers'"]</ref> |
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| + | In these attacks, 31 people were killed and 261 others were injured, resulting in three days of national mourning in Belgium.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-35869266 "Brussels attacks: Latest updates from the BBC"]</ref> | ||
An assault rifle and a third bomb were found in a search of the airport. The [[Islamic State]] are said to have claimed responsibility for the attacks.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/mar/22/brussels-airport-explosions-live-updates "Brussels attacks: Isis flag and nail bomb found in raid"]</ref> | An assault rifle and a third bomb were found in a search of the airport. The [[Islamic State]] are said to have claimed responsibility for the attacks.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/mar/22/brussels-airport-explosions-live-updates "Brussels attacks: Isis flag and nail bomb found in raid"]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 23 March 2016
 Three Zaventem suspects: of the two suicide bombers one named as Ibrahim el-Bakraoui. Third suspect Najim Laachraoui is on the run. | |
| Date | 08:00, 22 March 2016 - 09:11, 22 March 2016 |
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| Location | Brussels Airport (Zaventem), Maelbeek metro station, Brussels, Belgium |
| Type | • Suicide attack • mass murder • bomb attack |
| Deaths | 31 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 230 |
| Subpage | •2016 Brussels Bombing/Media manipulation |
On the morning of 22 March 2016, three explosions occurred in Belgium: two at Brussels main airport in Zaventem and one at Maelbeek metro station in the centre of Brussels, allegedly carried out by suicide bomber Khalid el-Bakraoui.[1]
In these attacks, 31 people were killed and 261 others were injured, resulting in three days of national mourning in Belgium.[2]
An assault rifle and a third bomb were found in a search of the airport. The Islamic State are said to have claimed responsibility for the attacks.[3]
It was the deadliest act of terrorism on Belgian soil and came four months after the Mass murder in Paris.[4]
External links
- Brussels Bombing: The True Implications of ISIS Links - Tony Cartalucci. Land Destroyer Report 22 March 2016
