Brussels was attacked today two days after IS fugitive, Salah Abdelsalam was captured and under interrogation by the police. The attacks took place in Brussels airport, Zaventem while one took place in a metro station (Maalbeek) in the European quarters in Brussels. About 23 people are reported dead as a result of the two separate attacks on the airport and metro station in the European capital. About 10 people are reportedly injured. Citizens and residents have citizens been advised to stay indoors and avoid crowded areas for now.
According to reports, one terrorist blew himself up at the airport. All flights to and from the airport have been cancelled. Videos and photos images showed people running for their dear lives after the two attack in the airport that left the departure area damaged.
All metro stations in the city have been closed due to the attacks. The three biggest train stations in the city have also been closed.
“I am shocked and concerned by the events in Brussels,” British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted. “We will do everything we can to help.”
Kristalina Georgieva, the vice president of the EU Commission, said that all the organization’s institutions are at “alert level orange” and that all meetings on its premises and outside have been canceled.
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