Terror Attacks in Airport and Metro Station in Brussels,Belgium Tuesday March 22,2016

Three Explosions including at least one suicide bombing, shook Brussels during the morning rush hour Tuesday, March 22,2016 injuring more than 270 people and killing at least 31

"We dreaded an attack, and it has come," Belgium's prime minister, Charles Michel, said at a news conference, adding that there were "many killed, many injured."

The attacks come days after a police raid culminated in the arrest of Salah Abdeslam who is accused of being involved in the November 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people, in Belgium

Two Explosions hit the Zaventem Airport in Brussels around 8 am local time (3 am Eastern) in the departure area.

One was in the entryway and the other near the American Airlines ticket counter. Both were suicide bombings.

Another explosion followed at 9:11 am local time (4:11 am Eastern) in the Maelbeek Metro Station near central Brussels, in the European Quarter close to the buildings housing the European Parliament,European Commision and other European Union institutions

The explosions at Maelbeek were on a metro car, part of a three-car train that had just pulled out on its way to the next station. The metro explosion alone killed 20 people and injured 106 

On Wednesday March 23,2016, Belgium's federal prosecutor identified the suspects as two Belgian brothers with criminal records, Khalid el-Bakraoui, 27, and Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, 29, as well as a third man, who they did not identify, who is still at large.

Ibrahim el-Bakaraoui was killed in the suicide bombing at the airport, and Khalid el-Bakraoui was killed in the suicide bombing in the metro.

Belgian police released video from the airport that showed three men, allegedly the attackers, pushing luggage carts

 

 

UK landmarks light up in the colours of the Belgian flag (a whole 24 hours after the rest of the world paid tribute to the victims of the Brussels atrocities) 

British landmarks have finally been lit up in memory of the victims killed in the Brussels atrocities - 24 hours after major monuments around the globe were united in worldwide commemorations.

Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge and Wembley Stadium are among the sites that have tonight adopted the black, gold and yellow of the Belgian flag after questions were raised about why Britain was not doing more to remember the dead.

The colours have also been projected on Manchester Town Hall and St George's Hall, in Liverpool.

But most of the landmarks did not adopt the colours Belgian flag last night, unlike prominent monuments across the rest of Europe and beyond.  The Eiffel Tower, Rome's Trevi fountain, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Lisbon city hall and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai were all illuminated.

The Belgian flag was projected on two sides of the National Portrait Gallery and the fountain in Trafalgar Square glowed red

The Town Hall was also lit up tonight, 24 hours after landmarks around the world were covered in the flag's colours

The imposing City Hall was illuminated in the black, yellow and red of the Belgian flag in memory of the victims of the attacks

St George's Hall was also involved in the commemorations. Questions were raised after few UK landmarks were lit up last night

The pillars of Tower Bridge in London were lit up in a sequence of red, yellow and black in a mark of respect to the victims

The arches of Wembley Stadium in London were also illuminated in the red, yellow and black of the Belgian flag

London County Hall on the banks of the Thames is lit up in the red of the Belgian flag as Britain showed its support