שני מחבלים מתאבדים התפוצצו בטרמינל והרגו 14 בני אדם. כשעה לאחר מכן התפוצץ מחבל נוסף בקרון רכבת תחתית בעיר עצמה והרג 20 בני אדם נוספים ■ 136 נפצעו בהם 31 קשה ■ נמל התעופה ומערך התחבורה הציבורית בבריסל הושבתו ■ בלגיה קראה לאזרחים "להישאר במקומם" ■ משרד החוץ: ישראלי נפצע קל בנמל התעופה
מתקפת טרור בבריסל: לפחות 34 הרוגים בשתי מתקפות טרור, בשדה התעופה וברכבת התחתית. 14 נהרגו כששני מחבלים מתאבדים התפוצצו הבוקר (שלישי) בטרמינל של נמל התעופה הבינלאומי של בלגיה בסביבות השעה 08:00 (שעון מקומי). כשעה לאחר מכן התרחש פיצוץ בקרון רכבת תחתית סמוך לתחנת מלביק, ליד מוסדות האיחוד האירופי בבירת בלגיה. אחרי פרק זמן ארוך של דיווחים סותרים ודיסאינפורמציה רבה, אישרו רשות הרכבות הבלגית והתובע הכללי כי מחבל שלישי התפוצץ בקרון רכבת והרג 20 בני אדם. בשלושת הפיצוצים נפצעו בסך הכל 136 בני אדם, בהם לפחות 31 קשה.
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Brussels terror attacks: what do we know so far? – video explainer
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Matthew Weaver and Haroon Siddique
Tuesday 22 March 2016 13.28 GMT
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The social media response to the Brussels attacks has many echoes of the reaction to Paris attacks in November and the raid on the Charlie Hebdo magazine, writes Elana Cresci.
One of the most widely shared comes from Le Monde cartoonist Plantu:
Media captionPeople fled Brussels airport after two explosions went off
At least 26 people have been killed and many seriously injured in terrorist attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station.
Twin blasts hit Zaventem airport at 07:00 GMT, killing 11 and injuring 81, Belgium's health minister said.
Another explosion struck Maelbeek metro station an hour later. Brussels transport officials say 15 people were killed and 55 injured, 10 seriously.
Belgium has now raised its terrorism threat to its highest level.
The attacks come four days after Salah Abdeslam, the main fugitive in the Paris attacks, was seized in Brussels.
Prime Minister Charles Michel called the latest attacks "blind, violent and cowardly", adding: "This is a day of tragedy, a black day... I would like to call on everyone to show calmness and solidarity".
European Council president Donald Tusk said: "These attacks mark another low by the terrorists in the service of hatred and violence."
The airport and the entire public transport system in Brussels are closed.
'Blood everywhere'
Two blasts tore through the departures area of Zaventem airport shortly after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
The Belgian prosecutor said "probably a suicide bomber" was involved.
The state-owned Belga news agency reports that shots were fired and shouts in Arabic were heard before the two explosions.
Public broadcaster VRT said an assault rifle was found next to a dead attacker. Private broadcaster VTM added that an unexploded bomb belt had been found. Reports say it will be detonated safely soon.
Media captionPeople left the Brussels metro following the blast
Images on social media showed panic as people fled the airport.
Zach Mouzoun, arriving on a flight from Geneva, told France's BFM television: "It was atrocious. The ceilings collapsed. There was blood everywhere, injured people, bags everywhere. We were walking in the debris. It was a war scene."
All flights have been diverted. Eurostar has cancelled all trains to and from Brussels. The Thalys France-Benelux train operator says the entire network is closed.
Security has been stepped up at Gatwick and Heathrow airports and the UK Foreign Office has advised British nationals to avoid crowded areas in Belgium. UK PM David Cameron chaired a meeting of the Cobra response committee on Tuesday.
France has stepped up security, and the cabinet has held an emergency meeting.
"The terrorists have struck Belgium but it is Europe that was targeted. And it is the whole world that is concerned with this," said French President Francois Hollande.
Image copyrightPA DAVID CRUNELLEImage captionVíctimas de las explosiones en el aeropuerto de Bruselas.
Bélgica se encuentra en alerta máxima después de que tres explosiones sacudieran en la mañana de este martes a la capital, Bruselas.
Dos estallidos tuvieron lugar en el aeropuerto de Zaventem y una tercera detonación se registró posteriormente en una estación de metro en el centro de Bruselas.
Image copyrightReutersImage captionCientos de personas fueron evacuadas del aeropuerto. Las instalaciones fueron cerradas por las autoridades.Image copyrightRozina SiniImage captionLas primeras imágenes mostraron una columna de humo sobre una de las terminales.Image copyrightAPImage captionMedios belgas aseguran que las explosiones ocurrieron sobre las 08:15 hora local (07:15 GMT).Image copyrightPA JEF VERSELEImage captionAlgunos medios señalan que las explosiones en el aeropuerto afectaron especialmente a los mostradores de salida de la compañía estadounidense American Airlines, donde había en ese momento decenas de personas.Image copyrightPA JEF VERSELEImage captionEl aeropuerto de Zaventem fue cerrado y las principales líneas de trenes y el metro han sido evacuados.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionLa agencia de noticias belga informó que se escucharon varios disparos antes de las detonaciones .Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionVidrios rotos en una de las terminales del aeropuerto de Zaventem.Image copyrightAFPImage captionUna columna de humo se ve a la entrada del metro de Maalbeek, en el centro de la ciudad, donde se registró la tercera explosión.Image copyrightAPImage captionLos servicios de emergencia al momento de evacuar a una persona tras la explosión ocurrida en la estación de metro.Image copyrightAFPImage caption"Es un día negro para Bélgica", dijo el primer ministro belga, Charles Michel, en conferencia de prensa. En esta imagen, un ciudadano recibe los primeros auxilios cerca de la estación de metro Maalbeek. Image copyrightAPImage captionDos personas se consuelan después de ser ev
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