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Brussels terror attacks

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 24, 2016, 09:09:28 IST

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Brussels terror attacks

Explosions rocked Brussels airport and a subway station on Tuesday, days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks was arrested in the city. Stay with us for live updates.

14:22 (IST) Mar 22

Security reinforced at Paris airport after Brussels attacks: AFP

14:20 (IST) Mar 22

Belgian public broadcaster VRT says #Brussels airport bomb was suicide attack — Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) March 22, 2016

14:15 (IST) Mar 22

AP reporter says several people injured in explosion in Brussels Metro near EU

14:10 (IST) Mar 22

#Brussels jst spoke to my wife n son at #BrusselsAirport..They r bn evacuated to a safe zone God is great.. Thx @jetairways — abhijeet (@abhijeetsinger) March 22, 2016

14:08 (IST) Mar 22

Brussels transport authority says all metro stations in Brussels are closed

14:03 (IST) Mar 22

READ: European shares fall after explosions hit Brussels airport

European shares fell in early trading on Tuesday, with travel and leisure stocks leading the market lower after explosions hit the airport in Brussels.

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14:01 (IST) Mar 22

Making all efforts to confirm status of all staff and guests. Preliminary info says the Jet Airways aircraft in Brussels safe: Jet Airways — ANI (@ANI_news) March 22, 2016

14:01 (IST) Mar 22

#brusselsairport explosions: Have spoken to our Ambassador, no reports of any Indian casualties- Vikas Swarup,MEA — ANI (@ANI_news) March 22, 2016

13:59 (IST) Mar 22

Travel shares fall after explosions in Brussels

European travel and airline stocks fell after explosions at Brussels airport, a major European transport hub. The STOXX Europe 600 Travel & Leisure index fell 2.2%, the top sectoral faller after explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport, with media reports citing several deaths. Shares in airlines easyjet, Air France-KLM , Ryanair and Lufthansa were down between 2.6% and 3.7%.

13:54 (IST) Mar 22

Explosion at Brussels metro station close to EU institutions

13:52 (IST) Mar 22

BREAKING: 11 dead, 20 injured at #Brussels airport explosion - reports https://t.co/aElFMYNuF5 (pic @davidcrunelle) pic.twitter.com/7TjVqaNZf6 — RT (@RT_com) March 22, 2016

13:48 (IST) Mar 22

Passengers that are still located in other area's in the airport are asked to remain calm and wait for further information. — Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) March 22, 2016

13:47 (IST) Mar 22

Brussels Airport cancels flights, evacuates passengers

Brussels Airport is cancelling flights and evacuating the airport area, it said on its Twitter account following two explosions at the airport. "Don't come to the airport - airport is being evacuated. Avoid the airport area. Flights have been cancelled," the airport said. Brussels Airport serves over 23 million passengers a year.

13:45 (IST) Mar 22

Shots fired, Arabic shouted before blast

Shots were fired and words in Arabic shouted before two explosisions on Tuesday in the departure hall of Brussels airport, Belgan news agency reported.

13:42 (IST) Mar 22

Brussels airport closed until further notice

Brussels airport is closed until further notice, Eurocontrol, the European organisation for air navigation safety confirmed on its website following twin explosions.

13:39 (IST) Mar 22

Several dead at #Brussels airport - Belgian public broadcaster RTBF — Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) March 22, 2016

13:33 (IST) Mar 22

Meanwhile, Delhi airport put on high alert, frisking checking stepped up

13:33 (IST) Mar 22

WATCH | Two explosions heard at Brussels airport, several injured https://t.co/xsWEholdq4 https ://t.co/FzFoq1ZiYJ — Times of India (@timesofindia) March 22, 2016

13:32 (IST) Mar 22

One dead, several injured at #Brussels airport after explosions - Belgian news agency Belga & mdash; Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) March 22, 2016

13:30 (IST) Mar 22

Read: Two explosions heard at Brussels airport, several injured

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13:29 (IST) Mar 22

The explosions happened only days after the prime suspect in the Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels.

13:29 (IST) Mar 22

Passengers were led onto the tarmac and the crisis center urged people not to come to the airport.

13:28 (IST) Mar 22

Two explosions ripped through Brussels airport on Tuesday during the morning rush hour as hundreds of passengers were trying to check in. Airport authorities said the explosions caused several injuries.