2016 Brussels Bombing
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 Three Zaventem suspects: two named as suicide bomber Ibrahim el-Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui (subsequently arrested in Anderlect). Third suspect unnamed. | |
| 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 230 others were injured, resulting in three days of national mourning in Belgium.
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.[2]
It was the deadliest act of terrorism on Belgian soil and came four months after the Mass murder in Paris.[3]
External links
- Brussels Bombing: The True Implications of ISIS Links - Tony Cartalucci. Land Destroyer Report 22 March 2016
