{"id":200891,"date":"2016-03-22T09:34:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T09:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=200891"},"modified":"2016-03-22T09:34:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T09:34:32","slug":"brussels-zaventem-airport-metro-explosions-kill-least-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/brussels-zaventem-airport-metro-explosions-kill-least-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Zaventem airport and metro explosions ‘kill at least 13’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Several explosions have struck Brussels airport and the metro system, causing at least 13 deaths, Belgian media say.<\/p>\n
Two blasts tore through the departures area of Zaventem airport shortly after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT).<\/p>\n
An hour later, an explosion hit Maalbeek metro station, close to the EU institutions. The metro system and airport have both been closed.<\/p>\n
The attacks come four days after Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the Paris attacks, was captured in Brussels.<\/p>\n
The Belgian government has confirmed casualties at the airport but has given no numbers. The cause of the explosions is unknown.<\/p>\n
The whole metro system has been closed. Belgium has now raised its terror threat to its highest level.<\/p>\n
Belgian broadcaster VRT said that in addition to the dead at the airport, at least 35 people were severely injured.<\/p>\n
Emergency services are clearing the airport completely. Belgium’s Het Laatste Nieuws reports that more bombs were found.<\/p>\n
The Belga news agency reports that shots were fired and shouts in Arabic were heard before the two explosions.<\/p>\n