Brussels attacks: Zaventem and Maelbeek bombs kill many / Terror hits the capital of Europe

A number of explosions took place at transport venues in Brussels on the morning of 22 March 2016 - this included at Zaventem, the main international airport, and on a metro train near Maelbeek Metro Station, close to the main buildings of the EU Institutions.

Thirty four people were said to have died and over 200 seriously injured. Responsibility for the attacks was later claimed by 'Islamic State'.

The events took place just a few days after the arrest of Salah Abdeslam in Brussels, one of the key figures behind the suicide bombings in Paris in November 2015 that killed 130 people.

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ESO: Background information: Salah Abdeslam charged with 'terrorist murder' in Paris attacks http://www.europeansources.info/record/salah-abdeslam-charged-with-terrorist-murder-in-paris-attacks/

Euronews: Tag: Attack http://www.euronews.com/tag/attack/

EUObserver, 22.03.16: Brussels hit by multiple explosions https://euobserver.com/political/132767

Euronews, 22.03.16: Analysis: what the attacks will mean for the EU http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/22/analysis-what-the-attacks-will-mean-for-the-eu/

European Council: Statement, 22.03.16: Statement by President Donald Tusk following the terrorist attacks in Brussels http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/03/22-tusk-statement-bombings/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: STATEMENT/16/1043, 22.03.16: Message from the President of the European Commission following the attacks in Brussels http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-16-1043_en.htm

European Council: Statement, 22.03.16: Joint statement of the EU Heads of State or Government and the leaders of the EU institutions on the terrorist attacks in Brussels http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/03/22-joint-statement-hosg/

Council of Europe: News, 22.03.16: Jagland: Brussels terrorist attacks targeted European values http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/jagland-brussels-terrorist-attacks-targeted-european-values

Politico: Tag: Brussels Terror Attacks http://www.politico.eu/tag/brussels-terror-attacks/

EurActiv: Topics: Brussels Attacks http://www.euractiv.com/topics/brusselsattacks/

The Guardian: Tag: Brussels Attacks http://www.theguardian.com/world/brussels-attacks

BBC News: Tag: Brussels attacks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35872754

Deutsche Welle: Tag: Attacks http://www.dw.com/search/en/attacks/category/9097/

NATO: News, 22.03.16: Statement by the NATO Secretary General on Brussels attacks http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_129497.htm

Deutsche Welle, 23.03.16: World leaders express sympathy and solidarity with Brussels after attacks http://dw.com/p/1IHlE

Spiegel Online International, 22.03.16: Terror in Brussels: A Wounded City Searches for Answers http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/brussels-investigators-seek-clues-and-accomplices-a-1083696.html

France24: Tag: Brussels attacks http://www.france24.com/en/tag/brussels-attacks/

Sputnik International: Tag: Brussels terrorist attacks http://sputniknews.com/trend/brussels_airport_two_explosions_2016/

The Conversation: Tag: Brussels attacks https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/brussels-attacks

Euro|Topics: Debates, March 2016: Terrorist attacks in Brussels http://www.eurotopics.net/en/156212/terrorist-attacks-in-brussels

The New York Review of Books, 24.03.16: Why Belgium? http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/03/24/brussels-attacks-isis-why-belgium/

ECFR: Podcast, March 2016: Brussels terror attacks and its implications on European security and unity. http://www.ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ecfrs_world_in_30_minutes_brussels_terror_attacks

EUObserver, 14.04.16: Leaked EU reports damn Belgian airport security https://euobserver.com/justice/133063

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