BRUSSELS — A series of deadly terrorist attacks struck Brussels on Tuesday, with two explosions at the city’s main international airport and a third in a subway station at the heart of the city, near the headquarters complex of the European Union.
At least 11 people were killed at the airport, according to news agencies, and the city’s transit agency said 15 were killed in the subway bombing. More than 130 others were reported wounded. At least one of the two airport explosions was touched off by a suicide bomber, officials said.
“We were fearing terrorist attacks, and that has now happened,” Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium said at a news conference, calling the attacks “blind, violent, cowardly.”
On Twitter, he issued an appeal to the population to “avoid all movement,” as the authorities braced for the possibility of additional violence.
The attacks, a vivid illustration of the continued threat to Europe, occurred four days after the capture on Friday of Europe’s most wanted man, Salah Abdeslam. He is the sole survivor of the 10 men believed to have been directly involved in the attacks that killed 130 people in and around Paris on Nov. 13.
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Brussels under terrorist attack, dozens reported murdered! https://t.co/zjHW5cYo6L
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) March 22, 2016
Our hearts break for the men and women of Brussels this morning: https://t.co/Z3zl8ArMCG
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2016
Our hearts break for the men and women of Brussels this morning. Make no mistake — these terror attacks are no isolated incidents. They are just the latest in a string of coordinated attacks by radical Islamic terrorists perpetrated by those who are waging war against all who do not accept their extreme strain of Islam.
Radical Islam is at war with us. For over seven years we have had a president who refuses to acknowledge this reality. And the truth is, we can never hope to defeat this evil so long as we refuse to even name it. That ends on January 20, 2017, when I am sworn in as president. We will name our enemy — radical Islamic terrorism. And we will defeat it.
Suicide bomber targeted American Airlines check-in desk at #Brussels airport https://t.co/bbCJ6lr3jp pic.twitter.com/amSloELqBH
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 22, 2016
At least 11 people died in #Brussels Airport blast while 15 were killed at #Maalbeek station https://t.co/5GxgCYiK8S pic.twitter.com/lDOHYO7AFG
— Bloomberg Business (@business) March 22, 2016
NYPD is monitoring attacks in Belgium. Additional resources have been deployed across NYC. https://t.co/MOjKCmYVHs pic.twitter.com/pGshXGaAsP
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) March 22, 2016
Raids underway in #Schaerbeek acc to Belgian media #Brussels #brusselsattack
— Suzanne Lynch (@suzannelynch1) March 22, 2016
Reports that students at VUB university told to stay indoors amid reports of a possible imminent attack #Brussels #brusselsattack
— Suzanne Lynch (@suzannelynch1) March 22, 2016
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