Terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium

[Sisje]

Black day for Belgium today, we got attacked by terrorists...
Part of the article from the dailymail:
 

Cowering under desks and running for their lives, this is the terrifying moment passengers were caught up in a 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.

There were also reports the Tihange nuclear power plant, around 90km from the capital, is being evacuated of all non-essential staff as Belgium raised security to its maximum level.

At the airport, there were reports of a firefight between police and the attackers who shouted in Arabic moments before detonating their bombs. 

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 the American Airlines and Brussels Airlines 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.

 

The explosions, coming just four months after the Paris attacks, have left countries around the world reeling, with security services placed on high alert, flights cancelled, Eurostar services suspended and France's border with Belgium shut down. 

Two suspects were arrested a mile from the Maelbeek metro station at around 11am as hundreds of troops and police flooded the streets of Brussels in the hunt for members of the terror cell.

Soldiers have been also been deployed at the airport and other key locations across the capital.

The bombings come just a day after the Belgium Interior Minister warned of possible revenge attacks after the arrest of Paris massacre suspect Salah Abdeslam in the city on Friday.

Full article and lots of pictures and videos of the chaos can be found here  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3503928/Two-explosions-heard-Brussels-Airport.html 


I feel sadness, shock and disbelief, my thoughts go out to the families of the victims, dead or injured

Edited March 22, 2016 by Sis <3

[DFighter]

your neighbours in the north will be with you
stay strong and fight terrorism

[bo0m]

My faith became poor over the years, but I'm always praying for every innocent blood spilled..be strong

[St0rmSlaSh]

I saw this on the news this morning....So sad ;( My prayers go out to all the families who dealt with this act of terrorism

[Almondo]

Welcome to the 3rd world in Europe....soon. I'm not a rasist, but giving the opportunity to immigrants, most of them are just'economic" immigrants, imo trurly cowards, that are standing behind woman and kids, except to fight for their country. Easier for them is  to move to europe (open borders thanks to miss merkel)  and let just give them more chances to do such things.  ....last few days few arabs wanted to buy few AKs in my city when i was born in Poland......pfffft.  Come on!  When some of this stupid Heads will say stop?

[Flag]

Sad to hear/read. As i said when it was in France, this is only the beginning . They are planing something bigger soon. Lets hope they fail. Hate those pathetic losers....

[Kurdich]

Dont worry Euorpe are pros they can against all attackers. All country in europe wil help Belgium dont worry.

[Thule]

I've been watching this on and off all morning. It truly is heart-rending.  Our thoughts and prayers are with our Belgian friends today.

[Long]

Stop war, bombs, terrorism, hunger, thirst etc and give Peace a Chance

 

[devil*]

Welcome to the 3rd world in Europe....soon. I'm not a rasist, but giving the opportunity to immigrants, most of them are just'economic" immigrants, imo trurly cowards, that are standing behind woman and kids, except to fight for their country. Easier for them is  to move to europe (open borders thanks to miss merkel)  and let just give them more chances to do such things.  ....last few days few arabs wanted to buy few AKs in my city when i was born in Poland......pfffft.  Come on!  When some of this stupid Heads will say stop?

I didn't really get the general gist of your comment but the things I did understand I thought were ridiculous. Immigrants trying to escape their war ridden country to find a better life for them and their family are cowards? If that is what you are trying to convey that's insane. 

 

 

And yes this is truly awful and I hope justice is given where it is due. My heart goes out to the poor souls who lost a family member, and have lost a piece of them. 

[DFighter]

Welcome to the 3rd world in Europe....soon. I'm not a rasist, but giving the opportunity to immigrants, most of them are just'economic" immigrants, imo trurly cowards, that are standing behind woman and kids, except to fight for their country. Easier for them is  to move to europe (open borders thanks to miss merkel)  and let just give them more chances to do such things.  ....last few days few arabs wanted to buy few AKs in my city when i was born in Poland......pfffft.  Come on!  When some of this stupid Heads will say stop?

 

I didn't really get the general gist of your comment but the things I did understand I thought were ridiculous. Immigrants trying to escape their war ridden country to find a better life for them and their family are cowards? If that is what you are trying to convey that's insane. 

 

 

And yes this is truly awful and I hope justice is given where it is due. My heart goes out to the poor souls who lost a family member, and have lost a piece of them. 

please guys let your personal politic view behind things like that escalate very fast just pray or keep thoughts for those who are victim of these attack

[Almondo]

please guys let your personal politic view behind things like that escalate very fast just pray or keep thoughts for those who are victim of these attack

..to pray? lool  ok i will stfu  good luck!

[no'paine]

i will share  to and give support to my country and think about  family and friends

that have lost some one but we need to be strong .

 

we ar small country but we never give up !!!!!! .

 

ik deel dit met jullie mee omdat ik van me land hou en mijn gedachten gaan naar familie en vrienden

die iemand verloren hebben . en we moeten sterk blijven  .

 

wij zijn een klein land ma ons krijgen ze niet kapot !!!!!.

[Platonic]

Many events in Belgium have been cancelled. Terrible event. Estranging to see something like this happen on a place I have been so many times. Once more, the world should stand united. I'm sick and tired of this geopolitical bullshit in Syria. If all great powers of the world stood together, the war in Syria would have ended long before today and radicalization wouldn't have had that much momentum. Killing in the name of God, Allah, Oil, Money or any other god... 

 

I'm not a rasist, but 

immigrants

cowards

Don't use this terrible incident for spreading more hate please. The word coward really made me angry. Those people are fleeing from terrors we never experienced. They have no weapons to fight them. We panic over 20 casualties. In Syria, 250 000 (12500*20) people died since the start of the civil war in 2011.

please guys let your personal politic view behind things like that escalate very fast just pray or keep thoughts for those who are victim of these attack

When people in traffic die, we talk about how to make traffic safer. When people die because of violence, we should be talking about how to battle violence. I know this is sensitive, but we have been avoiding polite discussions about this for way too long, imo.

[Syroox]

Your neighbors here in Germany are with ya  

 

Pray for Brussels