The death toll and number of injured continue to climb after explosions rocked a Brussels airport and metro station this morning. The current number of dead are 34 and those injured from the blasts number close to 200 already:
FOX NEWS – At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 injured as coordinated terrorist suicide bombings rocked the Brussels airport and subway system during rush hour Tuesday morning in the Belgian capital.
The attacks at Zaventem Airport and the metro station in the heavily Muslim section of Molenlbeek were almost immediately confirmed as terrorism. The attack at the airport was reportedly accompanied by shouts in Arabic and gunfire, and an unexploded suicide belt was reportedly found in the aftermath.
“What we feared has happened, we were hit by blind attacks,” said Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
“We are at war,” French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday. “We have been subjected for the last few months in Europe to acts of war.”
The attacks, which Belgian authorities said were suicide bombings, came four days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks was arrested in Brussels, and even as Brussels was braced for new attacks.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. A source told Fox News that a credible ISIS social media account posted the message, “Mosul revenge for the Kuffar capital Brussels,” but it was not definitive that the terror group was behind the attacks.
Here’s a couple of infographics that show where the bombing took place at the airport:
And here are some photos and video of the damage at the metro station and airport:
PHOTO: Explosion at #Maelbeek métro station in #Brussels. – @alxdm pic.twitter.com/utlPFt0Ezr
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 22, 2016
LIVE UPDATES: Visit our updated thread to follow the latest news on #Brussels bombings .https://t.co/okAKH9sGnCpic.twitter.com/n0Zjo33A6m
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 22, 2016
VIDEO: People run for cover after two large explosions rock #Brussels airport #Belgium – @AAhronheim pic.twitter.com/fvyhIplLOu
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 22, 2016
This was the scene a short while ago, between the Arts-Lois and Maelbeek metro stations in Brussels. pic.twitter.com/aTZjqsF7Gt
— Evan Lamos (@evanlamos) March 22, 2016
PHOTOS: Images of injured coming from #Brussels airport – @jasminechic1 https://t.co/6OWudROY0P
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 22, 2016
PHOTO: #Brussels airport after two bombs go off – @Tabagari pic.twitter.com/2Rztm2HQSe
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 22, 2016
UPDATE: One of the bombs was packed with nails.
#Belgian TV station reports that at least one of the bombs at the #Brusselsairport contained #nails: AP
— Arab News (@Arab_News) March 22, 2016
MORE UPDATES:
JUST IN: 3 American Mormon missionaries among those injured at #Brussels airport. https://t.co/TR1F60zIof
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) March 22, 2016
Brussels: Unexploded suicide belt found at airport and Kalashnikov next to dead attacker https://t.co/bs1gDylzmA pic.twitter.com/uY4I5k9pQo
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 22, 2016
UPDATE: ISIS claims responsibility for attack:
#ISIS claimed credit for the attacks in #Belgium through its 'Amaq News Agency
— SITE Intel Group (@siteintelgroup) March 22, 2016
#ISIS will likely release a more detailed statement claiming the #brusselsattack soon
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) March 22, 2016
UPDATE: Here are the photos of the American Mormon missionaries injured in the attack:
JUST IN: Photos of three Mormon missionaries from Utah who were wounded in the #Brussels terror attacks, at airport pic.twitter.com/cqg5kanKnP
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 22, 2016
UPDATE: Here’s more video from just after the attack:
BRUSSELS: New video shows terrifying moments after attacks. PD says they released pic of suspects by mistake. VIDEO: pic.twitter.com/fhLJ5VCvlL
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) March 22, 2016
BRUSSELS: More footage obtained by AP shows ppl evacuating underground metro in the dark, following explosion. VIDEO pic.twitter.com/VEJUYrUkFl
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) March 22, 2016
Video shows the scene inside the Brussels airport shortly after terror attack https://t.co/7VzPtMHjl6https://t.co/VRHXmfmlO0
— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2016
Heartbreaking Sounds In Aftermath of #Brussels Metro Attack pic.twitter.com/xOLMBno1hR
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 22, 2016