9:00a – I’m going to wrap up this live blog. Thanks for tuning in and we’ll start a new thread if events warrant. I’ll leave you with these closing thoughts:
3 arrested after bomb-making materials found in George Mason University dorm room https://t.co/bilAz98YTn
— Lee Lee (@leeleemunster) March 22, 2016
We have a winner for the worst timed tweet in history #Brussels https://t.co/PkHzjcX3ie pic.twitter.com/hSn5hdVUsG
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 22, 2016
If blowing up the Metro station right by EU HQ offices doesn’t wake up Europe to the grave threat they have created, nothing will. Finis.
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 22, 2016
8:50a – American Airlines says their counter at the Brussels airport WAS NOT targeted, contrary to early reports
American Airlines says blasts at #Brussels airport did not occur near its check-in desk as some reports suggested pic.twitter.com/hhPpi2t9pA
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) March 22, 2016
Belgian foreign minister: “We fear people are still at large” following Brussels attacks https://t.co/9kHd0p1NaP pic.twitter.com/hyLXohInh0
— ITV News (@itvnews) March 22, 2016
‘We fear that people are still at large’: Belgian foreign minister after attacks
— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 22, 2016
8:45a – Official death toll at 34, but may climb higher.
Update – Belgian media reports at least 34 people have been killed in attacks on #Zaventem airport and #Maalbeek metro station in #Brussels
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) March 22, 2016
8:30a – Report that an armed man was arrested at a train station in Amsterdam:
LIVEBLOG : Aanhouding gewapende man door arrestatieteam op perron CS https://t.co/81WKER7Hks pic.twitter.com/6gTtpxcKrF
— AT5 (@AT5) March 22, 2016
#Brussels: Two suspects arrested a mile from the Maelbeek Metro station https://t.co/dzbKafmfUK pic.twitter.com/SdXFnPn4SD
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 22, 2016
U.S. Embassy in Brussels recommends Americans in Belgium stay where they are and avoid public transportation: https://t.co/yTp6UpuL7K
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 22, 2016
Deadly Islamist attacks in Europe since 2004 https://t.co/XemRzF3eVd pic.twitter.com/B2aaaMNXmX
— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 22, 2016
8:20a – ISIS claim of responsibility? Would not be a surprise to anyone.
Arab press now reporting ISIS claiming credit for attacks.
— Pete Hoekstra (@petehoekstra) March 22, 2016
BREAKING: House searches ongoing in Brussels after blasts at airport and metro – RTBF More – https://t.co/2C7DxdRtHU pic.twitter.com/vSUQUhArdN
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 22, 2016
So… the Belgian government’s outnumbered, basically? https://t.co/2WhMDwJP7d
— Colby Cosh (@colbycosh) March 22, 2016
8:10a – The blasts at the Brussels airport and the Maalbeek metro were just over an hour apart.
#Belgium: Belgian prosecutor says #Brussels #Zaventem airport attack was a suicide bombing pic.twitter.com/Ti2L9ZnczH
— MENASTREAM (@MENASTREAM) March 22, 2016
BREAKING: International train from Brussels stopped at station in Hoofddorp near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, station evacuated – police
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 22, 2016
Lots of people will make this all about ISIS. But isis is new. Islamic terrorists have saturated Europe for years. #Brussels
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) March 22, 2016
Meanwhile…https://t.co/tpLkb6dTGP
— JWF (@JammieWF) March 22, 2016
8:00a
The #Brussels attack comes 4 days after Belgian & French police arrested Salah Abdeslam, a central suspect in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris.
— NPR (@NPR) March 22, 2016
Statements from officials have put the death toll at 26, with 136 wounded https://t.co/50MNsTWeL7 #Brussels pic.twitter.com/1Btrv8al0l
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) March 22, 2016
BELGIUM: Video shows panic among passengers at #Brussels airport after two loud explosions. pic.twitter.com/Rrc8m9QESe
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) March 22, 2016
7:45a
LIVE: Belgian cops release first photos of suicide bombershttps://t.co/8sBfVFus4v pic.twitter.com/peoFVEbFur
— India Today (@IndiaToday) March 22, 2016
#Brussels • Third bomb and one kalashnikov found at the airport. @Justine_Katz
— DAVID ܕܘܝܕ (@davidvergili) March 22, 2016
Message for U.S. citizens in #Brussels: shelter in place, avoid public transportation. More info: @usembbrussels | https://t.co/HtvvprmlW4
— Department of State (@StateDept) March 22, 2016
“No metro, no train, no planes…cell phone calls don’t go through, streets are deserted, it’s like the Apocalypse” pic.twitter.com/tgUmkouT3u
— DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) March 22, 2016
7:35a
The arrest of Salah Abdeslam may have been the trigger but in my opinion these attacks were planned months ago #Brussels
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) March 22, 2016
The Maelbeek metro attack is around 350m from where EU leaders meet for summits in Brussels pic.twitter.com/uncVsxOBoS
— Alex Barker (@alexebarker) March 22, 2016
Hotel lobby turned into emergency room #Brusselsattack #Maelbeek pic.twitter.com/MQCkeUQfIY
— Silvia SB (@London_Silvia) March 22, 2016
7:30a – Apparently those later reports of explosions were controlled demolitions by the bomb squad:
Nouvelle explosion à #Maelbeek, apparemment “sous contrôle des démineurs”. https://t.co/0PxkAJeKUi #Zaventem #Brussels
— Thomas Mignon (@thomasmignon) March 22, 2016
More explosive devices were reportedly found in #Brussels Airport according to Belgian media
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) March 22, 2016
Belgium’s state news agency: Shots were fired and shouting in Arabic was heard before the explosions. https://t.co/m9DFJUCKch via @USATODAY
— Oren Dorell (@OrenDorell) March 22, 2016
#Brussels pic.twitter.com/7p6gdq4pdZ
— Ali H. Soufan (@Ali_H_Soufan) March 22, 2016
7:22a – Current official death toll:
#Breaking Belgium attacks’ death toll reaches 33, 20 in metro blast, 13 in airport https://t.co/ADixNseRat
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) March 22, 2016
BRUSSELS (AP) – #France prime minister: “We are at war. We have been subjected for the last few months in #Europe to acts of war.”
— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) March 22, 2016
Just four days ago Erdoğan said in a speech that “there is no reason why bombs should not explode in Brussels?” https://t.co/yXXMLMcuB8
— Abdullah Ayasun (@abyasun) March 22, 2016
7:15a – Reports indicate that there are as many as 30 dead at the Maalbeek metro with many more at the airport. Death tolls expected to rise.
Les images des témoins des attentats de Bruxelles. #oF24 https://t.co/HZbQiRZ97L pic.twitter.com/ZMeYOXS1Qt
— Les Observateurs (@Observateurs) March 22, 2016
Schiphol Airport is in Amsterdam https://t.co/qhG4geYwvd
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) March 22, 2016
7:00a
15 confirmed dead at Brussels metro. At least 13 in the airport https://t.co/XGm9G8BSXF
— Asaf Ronel (@AsafRonel) March 22, 2016
.@alexrossiSKY reports live from @BrusselsAirport, where he is being evacuated following reported explosions https://t.co/mIpLiI2C9v
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 22, 2016
Belgian Prime Minister speaks now on #Brussels attacks. Watch live https://t.co/KPNHhVfpdk https://t.co/wb3q6JGuWE
— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2016
What we know about the Brussels explosions https://t.co/QGxPDtf9GR pic.twitter.com/41VC0Lnw7s
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) March 22, 2016
Security increased on German-Belgian border, at train stations and airports, federal police say https://t.co/yG97eQOKev
— The Local Germany (@TheLocalGermany) March 22, 2016
Blind is a strange word choice for a European country supplying largest portion of foreign jihadis: https://t.co/vIm1G0Kuqj.
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) March 22, 2016
I spent last week in #Belgium meeting ct officials (& taking metro) – they are only recently aware of the scope of their ct threats
— Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) March 22, 2016
6:45a – Some reports that the new explosions may be bomb squad clearing a suspicious package.
BREAKING: Preliminary death toll after #Brussels explosions is 21, Le Soir says https://t.co/J9AHv0TcE9 https://t.co/W564zj4Uke
— Bloomberg Business (@business) March 22, 2016
Footage has emerged of people inside the tunnel at the #Maalbeck metro in #Brussels — @SkyNews#brusselslockdown https://t.co/mcHdadKigW
— Silver Surfer (@RobPulseNews) March 22, 2016
#Brussels • Additional 225 soldiers have been deployed to following #BrusselsAttack.
— DAVID ܕܘܝܕ (@davidvergili) March 22, 2016
6:33a – BREAKING Reports of another explosion in Brussels near Rue De La Roi
Nog een ontploffing in de buurt van de Brusselse Wetstraat. Dat stelde Belga ter plaatse vast. https://t.co/wCXumq4CB0
— VTM NIEUWS (@VTMNIEUWS) March 22, 2016
And this, from @PoliticoEurope — good God. pic.twitter.com/TL349i1ZuG
— DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) March 22, 2016
Amsterdam Central station is being evacuated because of suspicious package. https://t.co/Xr6KaMVKye
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) March 22, 2016
BREAKING: France reinforces security at airports, train stations, metros
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 22, 2016
6:28a
Scale of devastation at Maelbeek metro station #Brussels https://t.co/pUnPZuKyW8 pic.twitter.com/XNKLmKJABH
— VICE News (@vicenews) March 22, 2016
Location of blasts at #Brussels‘ Zaventem airport. Follow our live blog for the latest: https://t.co/3EglGcdmCz pic.twitter.com/oxmdNjmEGJ
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) March 22, 2016
NYPD will visibly increase their presence at airports and train stationshttps://t.co/ZAnDXOZnHQ
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) March 22, 2016
6:09a
American Airlines: Flight 751 from Brussels to Philadelphia has been canceled; airline will work to accommodate displaced customers.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) March 22, 2016
American Airlines statement: All employees, contractors accounted for after explosion in departure hall of Brussels airport.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) March 22, 2016
5:55a – The American Airlines counter at the airport and metro station closest to EU headquarter were apparently targeted
Update: Blasts at #Brussels airport reported to be at American Airlines check-in desk @DailyMirror pic.twitter.com/vEc5Byqh0w
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) March 22, 2016
All public transport in #Brussels shut down. “Stay where you are” citizens urged.
LIVE: https://t.co/O3W8C2J1dW pic.twitter.com/cSKTRoeRes— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 22, 2016
Update #Brussels attack: 36 dead, more than 70 wounded.
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) March 22, 2016
‼Scenes from Metro Arts-Lois and #Maelbeek stations in #Brussels. People have to be evacuated through tunnels. pic.twitter.com/NeSz6W32hf
— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) March 22, 2016
Staff at European Commission on lockdown, told to remain in building following Brussels blasts; UK’s emergency committee to meet #VOAalert
— Jamie Dettmer (@jamiewrit) March 22, 2016
5:48a – Israel has stopped all flights to Europe. Other European countries bracing for possible joint attacks.
London police preparing for chance of 10 coordinated terror attacks: https://t.co/poV6NuHq7m
— Frances Townsend (@FranTownsend) March 22, 2016
Brussels airport explosions: ‘Shots were fired in airport and Arabic shouted before blasts’ https://t.co/pZJRqQ69MJ pic.twitter.com/PuYfAK7ZIE
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 22, 2016
#BREAKING: 13 dead, 35 injured in Brussels Airport explosion, Belgian broadcaster – @VRT says pic.twitter.com/3teYJRBflF
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 22, 2016
5:35a – First video I’ve seen from the airport explosion:
تصحيح: فيديو كاميرا المراقبة هي من داخل مطار روسي شهد انفجارا سابقا. pic.twitter.com/IaiBGZXO2w
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) March 22, 2016
تصحيح: فيديو كاميرا المراقبة هي من داخل مطار روسي شهد انفجارا سابقا. pic.twitter.com/IaiBGZXO2w
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) March 22, 2016
5:26a – Multiple terror attacks hit Brussels this morning. Early reports are that at least one suicide bomber has hit the American Airlines counter at the airport and possible multiple explosions on the metro.
#NEWSGRAPHIC Explosions rock Brussels airport and metro service in Tuesday morning rush hour pic.twitter.com/fCUFNOfBoI
— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 22, 2016
BREAKING: Brussels Fire telling NBC News that at least FOUR explosions have occurred at metro stations in Brussels https://t.co/qbW9ZarDW4
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) March 22, 2016
What we know so far about the explosions at #BrusselsAirport and #Maalbeek metro station https://t.co/GvCMqJrjeD pic.twitter.com/tKamVqcwrA
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 22, 2016
Multiple Jihadi attacks in Brussels today.
Analyzing incoming reports now on FOX News. pic.twitter.com/6ZeJFMhgG7— Sebastian Gorka (@SebGorka) March 22, 2016
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