Brussels TERROR attack: 34 dead, 198 injured as kalashnikov found near dead suicide bomber
A KALASHNIKOV assault rifle has been found next to the remains of a suicide bomber after blasts tore through Brussels airport and a metro station leaving at least 34 dead and 198 injured.
By LEDA REYNOLDS AND SELINA SYKES
Express.co.uk
Tue, Mar 22, 2016
The attacks are believed to have been inspired by Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists.
At least 14 people have been killed and another 92 injured in the two large explosions at the airport, according the firemen at the scene.
Another 20 people have been killed and 106 injured – 17 of which are in critical condition and 23 seriously injured – after two blasts in Maelbeek metro station in Brussels, confirmed Yvan Mayeur, the Mayor of Brussels.
Several people are still trapped in the Maelbeek metro station, confirmed Belgian health minister Maggie De Block.
A Belgian news agency also reported that witnesses had said they heard gunshots and shouts of Arabic at the time of the airport explosions fuelling fears that this may have been an attack inspired by islamic State (ISIS) terrorists.
Two men were later arrested a mile away from the Maelbeek metro station at around 11am, some two hours before the blasts tore the train apart.
A spokesman for David Cameron confirmed a UK national is among the injured.
Weapons have been found at the blast site at Zaventem airport, according to a Belgian news agency. The information has not yet been confirmed by an official source.
Three explosive devices have been recovered at the airport, one of which was a suicide belt failed to detonate, according to Belgian media.
Terror experts are preparing to “neutralise” a suspect package found at the airport, Belgium’s crisis centre has confirmed on Twitter.
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