At least 26 dead in Brussels blasts: Reports
BRUSSELS — At least 26 people have died after “enormous” blasts hit Brussels airport and the city’s metro system on Tuesday (March 22).
People react outside Brussels airport after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium on March 22, 2016. Photo: AP
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BRUSSELS — At least 26 people have died after “enormous” blasts hit Brussels airport and the city’s metro system on Tuesday (March 22).
Mr Pierre Meys, spokesman for the Brussels fire brigade, told AFP that 11 people died in twin blasts at Brussels airport.
The toll at the airport was “initial”, he said.
“A false ceiling collapsed with lots of rubble and so there could still be more victims,” Mr Meys added.
Transport operator STIB later said on Twitter that the metro blast had killed 15 and wounded 55, but added that this number was "provisional". AFP
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