Belgium declares three days of national mourning
19:45 The number of casualties in Belgium has reached 230. 100 of them have been injured at the airport and the rest at metro station.
18:50 Belgium has declared three days of national mourning.
The national flags of Belgium and Germany will fly at half-mast.
18:26 At the moment the headquarters of the European Commission is being evacuated.
17: 32 34 killed and more than 170 injured. Short time ago another blast has occurred at Brussels airport as a result of checks by sappers; the suicide bomber didn’t manage to blast the “belt”. Two persons have been detained; airport cameras captured a suspect. These are the recent updates about Brussels terrorist attacks according to the international media.
16:12 “Islamic State” terror group has claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in Brussels, informs Italian media.
According to the details of the Belgian Ministry of Health, 81 people have been affected by the terrorist attacks in Brussels.
14:39 Short time ago a blast has happened in one of the central streets in Brussels, where the EU building is situated, informs RIA Novosti.
It isn’t excluded that the blast has occurred as a result of the activities of sappers.
14:11 Today 10 people have been killed as a result of the explosions at three Metro stations in Brussels, Belgium. One of the Metro stations, Schuman, is stationed near EU offices.
In the morning an explosion occurred at the airport leaving 17 fatalities. State of emergency has been declared in the capital. People have been warned not to leave their homes.
In the interview with us Lusine Martirosyan, who lives in Brussels, informed that her children are at school and she has been able to speak to them only on the phone, “The children aren’t allowed to leave the school and strict control has been set.”
The Gare du Nord train station in Paris was also closed.
Belgium closed the border with France, strict control has been set on nuclear sites of the country, media reports.
