Terrorist Attacks In Belgium

A woman places candles in the shape of a heart outside the stock exchange in Brussels. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday.
A woman places candles in the shape of a heart outside the stock exchange in Brussels. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP Photo
A woman places candles in the shape of a heart outside the stock exchange in Brussels. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday.
A woman places candles in the shape of a heart outside the stock exchange in Brussels. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP Photo

Terrorist Attacks In Belgium

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A series of suicide terrorist attacks in Brussels have killed dozens and injured at least 100. The Islamic State has issued a statement claiming responsibility. 

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told reporters today, “We were fearing terrorist attacks, and that has now happened.” 

We’ll get an update from Brussels from Elitsa Mincheva, a legal officer with the European Commission who lives near the metro station that was bombed, and Marco Martiniello, a professor of sociology at the University of Liege.