Explosions at Brussels Airport, 22 March 2016

[Althena]

At the AA counter. Casualties reported. Im on my cell and cant give more info. Check out the daily mail. Its all over the net.
Stay safe Belgian members!

[Calz]

Not much info yet.

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2 explosions at Brussels airport


Brussels, Belgium (CNN) — [Breaking news update, posted at 4:06 a.m. ET]

Dozens of people have been stretchered out of the airport in Brussels after two explosions occurred there earlier on Monday, according to eyewitnesses.



[Previous story, posted at 3:59 a.m. ET]

(CNN) -- Two explosions occurred at the airport Brussels, Belgium.

Federal police at the airport at Zaventem told CNN that "there has been an explosion" and "something has happened."


The Brussels airport tweeted that there have been two explosions and said that "the building" is being evacuated.


Anthony Barrett said he heard something at about 8 a.m. local time from his hotel across from the terminal building.

"When I opened the curtains and looked out, I could see people fleeing," he told CNN.

He said he's seen about 19 or 20 stretchers carrying people so far. Luggage trollies were also being used to transport the wounded.

"It's clearly a very serious incident," he said.

It's unclear what caused the explosions, or if they're related to terrorism.

The airport is currently being evacuated and a disaster plan has been initiated, according to CNN affiliate RTL. Passengers have been directed to the runways.

Witnesses told RTL at least one of the two explosions took place in the airport's departure hall.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/22/europe...ons/index.html

[Eric J (Viking)]

Several explosions have been heard at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport. An evacuation is under way.Pictures posted on social media show shattered glass at the entrance of the airport.

Link with pictures;

https://www.rt.com/news/336519-explo...ssels-airport/


Viking

[muxfolder]

Here's some live feed
http://news.sky.com/watch-live

Says so far that up to 10 have died and 30 injured.

[AlaBil]

New blasts at Metro Station

https://www.rt.com/news/336536-bruss...mbing-maalbek/

[MorningSong]

Here in Italy on RaiNews24, they are saying that it appears to have been 2 explosions at the airport and at least 4 explosions in the Metro which is completely disabled now.

You can follow live streaming updates here on the France24Live as well:

http://www.france24.com/en/livefeed

Follow tweets and such here:

http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/br...march-22-2016/

[uzn]

a german liveticker on the events with many pictures and videos embedded. Even if you cant read german it gives you a pretty good timeline. True or not.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/auslan...a-1083549.html

[Metaphor]

13 dead at the airport, 15 or more in the subway. This changes the situation in Europe.

My deepest sympathy to the people of brussels.:-(

Edit:Unconfirmed update says 40 dead, I dont think we have seen the end of this count

[kirolak]

The face of evil. . .

[Metaphor]

Its probably a suicideattack the officials ssay. The first bomb went of at the americanairlines checkin counter, the second went off at a starbucks on the way out, where people were fleeing from the first bomb. Superevil but a typical terroristmove. The number of dead at the airport is now 21

[betoobig]

Nobody looking at refugees now. No casuality it happened while refugees are being sent to Turkey

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I wonder what is up with Cern

[Violet]

Good Lord what's happening...

13 dead already. I need to call my sister, she was going to travel, see if it was today, I don't remember.

The airport windows are shattered. I've been admiring those windows since childhood, and how they reflected shiny clouds...



Updates: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-be...-idUSKCN0WO0LB


Update: I called. She's fine, wasn't scheduled for today.

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Tough times ahead for the migrants working at Brussels Airport.

[uzn]

In case you did not notice :

9.11

Source www.Spiegel.de german:
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/auslan...a-1083549.html
Nun bestätigt das öffentliche Nahverkehrsunternehmen, dass sich die U-Bahn-Explosion um 9.11 Uhr in einem haltenden Metrozug in der Station Maelbeek ereignet hat.
rough translated: official Railroadcompany acknowledges: Subwayexplosion happened at 9.11 !!!!

humor? coincidence? evil genious?

[Eram]

Meanwhile,

The Dutch prime minister has made a statement in which he said that the attack was aimed at our freedom and our way of living.

I think we've heard those words before.

[Calz]

Yep.

Coordinated multiple explosion attack rings a bell as well ...

[Enola]

Yesterday was also spring equinox. Not nececessarily relevant, but I've noticed other things happening on these days. Easter seems a popular time as well.

[giovonni]

I would suspect this all is related to the capture of Salah Abdeslam ...

And the implication there/in of his local terrorist network.

[Catsquotl]

Posted by Eram (here)
Meanwhile,

The Dutch prime minister has made a statement in which he said that the attack was aimed at our freedom and our way of living.

I think we've heard those words before.

I think we need more controlled freedom here...
And maybe a little more cowbell.

Been listening to it all happen with my eldest kids whilst driving to and fro amsterdam this morning 6 hrs of not so entertaining radio..

With Love
eelco

[Catsquotl]

Posted by giovonni (here)
I would suspect this all is related to the capture of Salah Abdeslam ...

And the implication there/in of his local terrorist network.

Yeah the official-ish debate is that this attack had been coordinated already, just moved forward because of Salah.
The othe is that there are terrorist cells all over the place with playbooks like this ready to go any minute someone who is willing to die by blowing him/her self up?
(do the woman get 77 virgin men too?) ANyway.

These scenario's could be " safer" as intelligence could prevent those.

Another one is that everywhere through europe the bomb jackets and equipment is stashed. ready to use for anyone on a moments notice which makes it more erratic and uncontrollable really, although infiltration might help.

As for what I think.
I am unsure who is doing what at the moment. The culprit could be anywhere on the scale from the big western invasion in the middle east pissing muslim extremists off.
To belgian/french muslim extremists doing what they feel they need to.
To cia and mossad agents posing and staging terror to get that agenda 21 thing going already.

I do feel there isn't very much I can do to keep people safe that's for sure...

So everyone take care will you, maybe hug someone near etc..
With Love
Eelco

[AlaBil]

Here is an article from 2012 with the headlines, "Belgium Will Become an Islamic State"

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/34...-islamic-state

Here is a quote from the article about the exact area involved at the metro station explosion

In Molenbeek, where an estimated 25% of the population is Muslim, the growing insecurity has forced multinational companies to leave the municipality. In June 2011, for example, the American advertising agency BBDO abandoned Molenbeek after citing over 150 assaults on its staff by local youth.

In an open letter addressed to the then-mayor Philippe Moureaux, BBDO reported that each one of its employees had been the victim of crimes in Molenbeek. The letter states: "Youngsters who forcibly rob our bags. Youngsters who smash car windows. Youngsters who verbally corner us so that we become paralyzed with fear. Young people who are not afraid to even point a gun at one of our male colleagues." BBDO criticized Moureaux, a Socialist, of inaction due to his multicultural notions of political correctness.

On November 5, the Belgian Interior Ministry reported that gang rapes in the country have reached epidemic levels. It reported an average of five new cases of rapes each week involving two or more offenders, in addition to an average of 57 rapes per week involving single violators