At Least 30 People Killed and 230 Wounded in Terrorist Attacks in Brussels Belgium

Mar 25, 2016:

Belgian officials confirmed that Najim Laachraoui is the second suicide bomber who was at the airport and that his DNA was found at sites of the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks.

The Islamic State (IS) released a video describing the Brussels attacks as a response to coalition attacks against IS territory in Iraq and Syria.

Mar 23, 2016:

Belgian officials said that four men, two of them brothers, were responsible for the explosions at the Brussels Zaventem international airport and the Maelbeek metro station.

Ibrahim El Bakraoui (29 years old) was one of the suicide bombers at the airport, and his brother Khalid el-Bakraoui (27 years old) was the suicide bomber in the metro attack. Najim Laachraoui (25 years old) is believed to be the other suicide bomber who was at the airport. A third suspected airport terrorist fled without detonating his bomb.

Laachraoui was recently named as an accomplice of Salah Abdeslam (the man captured five days ago who was involved in the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks).

Mar 22, 2016:

At least 30 people were killed and 230 wounded in two terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium. One attack was at the Brussels airport (two explosions) and another at a busy metro station (one explosion). The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attacks.

President Obama, along with all of the U.S. presidential candidates made statements or commented on today's Brussels attacks. Ted Cruz said "We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized."

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