«Oil of Russia», 23.03.16, Moscow, 06:43 In Belgium, began three days of mourning for the dead the morning of March 22, two explosions in the arrival hall of Brussels international airport and another explosion at the metro station “Malbec” evrokvartale in Brussels. According to preliminary data, 34 people were killed, over 230 injured. That night, in the center of Brussels on the Boulevard Anspach in front of the Stock Exchange about two thousand residents and foreign tourists with candles spontaneously gathered at the silent requiem
“This is the worst terrorist attack in the history of Belgium”, -. Prime Minister Charles Michel kingdom
“at this threat of terrorism, we will continue to meet together, with firmness, calmness and dignity, keeping the self-confidence, which is our strength,” -., said in a televised address to the nation, the king of the Belgians Philippe .
The explosions at the airport
It started around 08:00 am (10:00 MSK) at the airport. The departure hall at the racks American Airlines and Brussels Airlines flights registering two explosions. The room started to panic. The airport was completely blocked by the police, all the people were evacuated from it.
As passed corr. Tass, who arrived at the incident site, the glass facade has been completely broken in the room, she collapsed ceiling, burned part of the check-in counters
As a result of the explosions in the air harbor killed at least 14 people, more than 90. – wounded. Police immediately began evacuation of people and the security services themselves for a few hours conducted searches at the scene.
The attack on the subway
About an hour after explosions at the airport explosion Malbec metro station, which is just a few meters from the European Union institutions – the European Commission and the European Council. As a result of the attack killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100. Explosions in metro occurred in the morning rush hour, after the explosion at the station started smoke.
Right after that the EU institutions have called on their employees to stay at home or leave the building if they are already in them. Later, at about 15:00 (17:00 MSK), the police evacuated all people from the European Commission.
Investigation of day and night
terrorist attack investigation continues day and at night, said federal prosecutor of Belgium Frédéric Van Leo. According to him, his feet lifted the entire structure of the Belgian police, military intelligence, state security service “Surete”.
The prosecutor has officially confirmed that all the explosions were acts of terrorism, but stressed that their connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13 “yet to be established”, as well as involved in these attacks of a terrorist organization “Islamic state” (IG, banned in Russia), which claimed responsibility for the attacks.
According to reports, on the site of the explosion at the Brussels airport one quiescent zone with explosives and Kalashnikov assault rifle was found.
according to Wang Loew, the police identified the three suspects in the terrorist attack on the personnel, filmed CCTV cameras airport. Two of them are likely to have died as a result of the explosions, and the third – is wanted. Police issued a vague picture of a third suspect, dressed in a white sweater and hat.
Earlier this photo have also published the Belgian media. It can be seen two men in a black sweater with a cart with luggage, and another – a little away from them – in a white sweater and a hat. It is noteworthy that the first two people put on the left hand gloves. Media reported that the terrorists may have left the right hand free to make the detonation of explosive devices
Among the victims -. Foreigners
According to TASS the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Belgium Alexander Makarov, which is in communication with the crisis center of the Ministry of Interior of Belgium, Russian citizens are not among those killed in the terrorist attack.
at the same time, representatives of other states have reported victims and survivors among its citizens, which is not surprising, taking into account the location of the terrorist attacks -. the international airport and the metro station in evrokvartale Brussels, seat of the EU institutions
As a result of the attacks suffered in Brussels, at least nine US citizens . It – Air Force soldier and five members of his family and three missionary from Utah, told the BBC the Minister Deborah Lee James and the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ in Utah. Among the victims turned out to be a diplomat from Slovenia. This was announced by Foreign Minister Carl Eryavets.
Were injured two tourists from Serbia. According to Serbian television RTS, they are in a hospital in the Belgian capital, their lives are out of danger. It is expected that tomorrow they will be able to fly to Belgrade.
Three Italians also suffered, said the Italian ambassador in Belgium Vincenzo Grassi. “We have no information about the dead Italians We have received information about three of the wounded Their condition does not cause fears..”, – The diplomat said. He, however, did not rule out that these figures may change, as the Belgian authorities did not specify the nationality of the dead is.
France votes for stringent measures
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, as well as the country’s Interior Minister Bernard Kaznёv urged the European Parliament to approve the establishment of an international database with information about air passengers and to make significant changes in European legislation to combat illegal arms trafficking. The Minister pointed out the importance of strengthening border controls.
In his turn, the French Senate approved today 176 votes “for” and 161 “against” his own version of the French constitutional reform. The two articles provide approved the bill amending the constitution concerning the state of emergency and the deprivation of nationality of individuals involved in terrorism and who have served for this punishment in the country.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel noted that the German Government at the meeting on Wednesday to discuss the possible implications of the terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital. According to her, Germany will “fully cooperate with the Belgian Government and the security forces of the country to find the perpetrators, apprehend them and bring to justice”. Merkel expressed her condolences to the people of Belgium, wished recovery to the injured.
increased vigilance mode
On the whole territory of Belgium introduced immediately after the attacks was introduced the fourth highest level of terrorist threats and introduced controls at the borders of the country. In Brussels, the police assistance to policing have been allocated nearly a thousand soldiers, armed with assault rifles and submachine guns. Key facilities of the city blocked the trucks and light army and police armored vehicles, helicopters circled over the capital.
In the capital, stopped vehicles, were closed all educational institutions, concert halls, museums, shops, suspended the movement of trains in the subway . In Brussels a few hours turned into a dead city – on the streets except police and soldiers were almost no cars, no people
According to the city during the day has passed a wave of false warnings about the explosive device or messages in the media and. social networks of new explosions. To reassure the citizens, the police issued a statement in which it explained that the loud bangs – this is the work of sappers, which eliminate the erosion of suspicious objects
Anxiety due to the threat of the presence of an explosive device in the hospital of San Pierre in Brussels was. announced after the message posted on the social network. However, later it turned out that a false alarm, the guards did not find any suspicious items. Similarly, ended with the evacuation and the history of the cinema “Kinepolis” in Antwerp.
After the terrorist attacks The European Commission asked its staff to stay at home or leave the building department who it is. In the middle of the day, at about 15:00 (17:00 MSK) the evacuation of people from the building. Later, the official representative of the EC Margaritis Shinas said that the European Commission’s response to the attacks in Brussels will be as calm as the situation requires
Also, was partially evacuated staff at two Belgian nuclear power plants -. “Tihange” and “blowing”. According to the Belgian agency, located on their territory by the military. In turn, the company “Elektrabel”, which is a nuclear power plant operator “Tihange” reports that about no question of evacuation, and that home was released only those employees whose presence is not required for safe operation of the station.
transport operation resumes
Meanwhile, the evening of railway stations and railway stations have gradually started to resume work. Some outlets are closed, the passage station through tight police cordons supervising members. Police use metal detectors and bag inspecting passengers
According to the railway operator -. Company SNCB, today opened all Brussels railway stations except the Airport Station, Luxembourg station and “noise” under Evrokvartalom Brussels. Brussels Airport after the terrorist attacks will remain closed at least until 24 March. According to media reports, the police completed searches at the airport, but the exact timing of its opening can be called only tomorrow.
As for urban transport, then, according to the operating company STIB, gradually resume work two of the four lines urban subway, as well as individual routes of trams and buses.
Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel has promised that the authorities “will make every effort, as soon as possible to return the country to normal life”. read more on http://www.oilru.com/news/507541/
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