Terror attacks: explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport!

[Treeper]

Security level raised to maximum level for Belgium - dixit Jan Jambon

[Stij]

Brace Brace Brace!!!

Let's hope our security services get them before they get us...

[YYZ727]

Brussels Central Trainstation also being evacuated right now

[Stij]

Brussels Metro (subway) now evacuated, apparently after an incident at Maalbeek.

Apparently an explosion as well!

Source... De Redactie

[Passenger]

Brussels Metro (subway) now evacuated, apparently after an incident at Maalbeek.

VRT news reports smoke coming from the subway stations at both Maalbeek and now also Schuman.

[tangolima]

That is close to all EU buildings, no?

[sn26567]

That is close to all EU buildings, no?

Indeed. When Schuman is closed, people get down at Maalbeek.

[Stij]

I just read Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet - Maalbeek - Schumann, all 3 had explosions

Treeper,

Could you share your source with us?

Thanx,

Stij

[Passenger]

VRT tv says the bomb attacks at BRU have been changed into suicide bomb attack. At least 13 fatalities, 30 injured.

Brussels Metro: now reports of several bomb blasts indeed.

[sean1982]

Glad you're safe Stij!

[sergioboeing]

I took the metro at Schuman this morning around 8.00 and I should take the plane tomorrow to TFS.

[Treeper]

I just read Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet - Maalbeek - Schumann, all 3 had explosions

Treeper,

Could you share your source with us?

Thanx,

Stij

multiple tweets.
Problem offcourse is that if 1 dumbo tweets something like that, it gets picked up and rolls like a tsunami into twitter country.

so unconfirmed explosions at Arts-Loi and Schumann.

(If it's a hoax, I'll delete it later Stij)

[sn26567]

Just got an SMS from member Cathay Belgium. He is in a Ryanair 737 (flight FR163) on the ground. The plane did not depart and passengers remain on board until further notice. From his window he can see people running all over the place and being bussed out of the airport.

[Passenger]

Passenger Mark De Wit, who was in the departure hall, reports on VTM News:

no shots were fired

first explosion was rather small, with people wondering if it was a bomb indeed

some 15-30 seconds later, the second explosion happened

not at a check-in counter, but at the open space between the doors and the check-in desks.

[Passenger]

I just read Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet - Maalbeek - Schuman, all 3 had explosions

VTM News: "a police source tells us 10 fatalities at Maalbeek Metro Station".

[sn26567]

STIB/MIVB confirms explosion in a metro train in station Maalbeek at 09:11.

[sean1982]

Some reports from swissport employees on VRT news that the SN ticket counter is completely destroyed

[tangolima]

Thomas Cook on it's facebook page (sorry only in Dutch found)

Zoals jullie ongetwijfeld hebben vernomen is er deze morgen op Brussels Airport een aanslag geweest.
Klanten die vandaag vertrekken vanuit Brussel kunnen wijzigen of annuleren zonder kosten.

Greetings,

[Treeper]

Confirmed: 13 dead, 35 injured
Source: VRT News

[sn26567]

Just got an SMS from member Cathay Belgium. He is in a Ryanair 737 (flight FR163) on the ground. The plane did not depart and passengers remain on board until further notice. From his window he can see people running all over the place and being bussed out of the airport.

The passengers will be bussed to a hangar. They have to leave their hand baggage on the plane for inspection.