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2016 Brussels Bombings

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Overview

The 2016 Brussels Bombings were two explosions detonated at the Brussels Airport and the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels, Belgium in late March 2016. The bombings claimed the lives of 35 people, including three perpetrators of the attacks, and injured over 300. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility immediately after the attack.

Background

On March 22nd, 2016, two nail bombs were detonated by suicide bombers around 8:00 a.m. local time near flight check-in desks and a Starbucks coffee store at the Brussels Airport. Eye witnesses reported hearing firearms discharged and shouting in Arabic during the attack. After the bombing, 13 people were found dead on the scene, as well as an AK-47 rifle and additional explosive device. One hour later, a suicide bomber detonated a nail bomb at the Maelbeek metro station near the European Commission headquarters in downtown Brussels, killing 20 people.

Notable Developments

Investigation

Investigators identified borthers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui (shown below) as the two suicide bombers at the airport and Najim Laachraoui as the lone bomber at the metro station. Officials revealed the men were also linked to the terrorists responsible for the 2015 Paris attacks. Authorities conducted searches and raids across Belgium, and temporary border controls were launched along major crossings between Belgium and France.

Online Reaction

On Reddit, several threads about the attack reached the front page of various subreddits, including /r/worldnews,[1] /r/news,[2] /r/pics[3] and /r/europe.[4] On Twitter, the @RT_com feed posted a video showing a crowd fleeing the airport immediately after the two explosions (shown below).


Meanwhile, Twitter users in Brussels posted the hashtags #OpenDoor and #PorteOuverte to announce safe locations, and others posts the hashtags #JeSuisBruxelles, #PrayforBrussels and #PrayForPeace to express support for the families of victims and survivors of the attack. Additionally, many shared illustrations of the Belgian comic book character Tintin crying in reaction to the attack on Instagram (shown below).
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On YouTube, the euronews channel posted video footage from inside the smoke-filled airport, in which people are show laying on the ground among the rubble (shown below).

Various celebrities expressed sympathies for victims on their social media feeds, including George Takei and Miley Cyrus (shown below).[6][7]

George Takei Yesterday at 8:32am . Like Page Our hearts today are full of grief, but tomorrow let them not be full of hate That is what terror demands, and we shall not give it that victory. If it is our way of life they seek to destroy, let us respond instead by standing stronger and taller still, uncowed by these acts from Paris to Ankara to Brussels, unshaken by their cowardice and hatred. Let us remember that good people, of all faiths and nations, suffer from extremist terror and religious violence. We must be united in both our compassion and our resolve. There will be those who seek to exploit this bloodshed to their own aims and ambitions, doubling down on their rhetoric and politics of fear and division. Our mettle as freedom-loving people shall be sorely tested by these attacks. Whatever we do next, let it be without haste without hatred. That is a difficult thing to ask, a very tough and narrow path to tread, but it is the only way through Like -Comment → Share 94K Top Comments 45,988 shares 1.7K comments
mileycyrus FOLLOW 175k likes 1d mileycyrus My breaks for Brussels today.. My heart breaks for the world today.... When will this end, and the love begiThis isn't the planet I wanna live on NOTHING in the world matters but giving love to others! It's what we need more than anything else! MORE LOVE LESS EVIL!!! view all 1,715 comments rishi_smiler EVERYONE HERE HAS SINS WE MUST ALL PRAY FOR EVERYONE PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE 40 ainaz2202 5/5 oabadi Voll gaga unna kato Why your so perfect melaniedewilde @isaaaatjuuh jaa zo waar! Hopelijk voorzien ze het wat.. isaaaatiuuh @melaniedewilde ja biina Add a comment.

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[1] Reddit – Reports of explosions at Brussels airport

[2] Reddit – Brussels Zaventem airport rocked by two explosives

[3] Reddit – Brussels Terror Attack

[4] Reddit – Several explosions at Brussels Airport

[5] Epoch Times – Residents in Brussels Use #Opendoor to Offer Assistance After Attacks

[6] Instagram – mileycyrus

[7] Facebook – George Takei

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Overview

The 2016 Brussels Bombings were two explosions detonated at the Brussels Airport and the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels, Belgium in late March 2016. The bombings claimed the lives of 35 people, including three perpetrators of the attacks, and injured over 300. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility immediately after the attack.

Background

On March 22nd, 2016, two nail bombs were detonated by suicide bombers around 8:00 a.m. local time near flight check-in desks and a Starbucks coffee store at the Brussels Airport. Eye witnesses reported hearing firearms discharged and shouting in Arabic during the attack. After the bombing, 13 people were found dead on the scene, as well as an AK-47 rifle and additional explosive device. One hour later, a suicide bomber detonated a nail bomb at the Maelbeek metro station near the European Commission headquarters in downtown Brussels, killing 20 people.

Notable Developments

Investigation

Investigators identified borthers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui (shown below) as the two suicide bombers at the airport and Najim Laachraoui as the lone bomber at the metro station. Officials revealed the men were also linked to the terrorists responsible for the 2015 Paris attacks. Authorities conducted searches and raids across Belgium, and temporary border controls were launched along major crossings between Belgium and France.



Online Reaction

On Reddit, several threads about the attack reached the front page of various subreddits, including /r/worldnews,[1] /r/news,[2] /r/pics[3] and /r/europe.[4] On Twitter, the @RT_com feed posted a video showing a crowd fleeing the airport immediately after the two explosions (shown below).




Meanwhile, Twitter users in Brussels posted the hashtags #OpenDoor and #PorteOuverte to announce safe locations, and others posts the hashtags #JeSuisBruxelles, #PrayforBrussels and #PrayForPeace to express support for the families of victims and survivors of the attack. Additionally, many shared illustrations of the Belgian comic book character Tintin crying in reaction to the attack on Instagram (shown below).


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On YouTube, the euronews channel posted video footage from inside the smoke-filled airport, in which people are show laying on the ground among the rubble (shown below).



Various celebrities expressed sympathies for victims on their social media feeds, including George Takei and Miley Cyrus (shown below).[6][7]


George Takei Yesterday at 8:32am . Like Page Our hearts today are full of grief, but tomorrow let them not be full of hate That is what terror demands, and we shall not give it that victory. If it is our way of life they seek to destroy, let us respond instead by standing stronger and taller still, uncowed by these acts from Paris to Ankara to Brussels, unshaken by their cowardice and hatred. Let us remember that good people, of all faiths and nations, suffer from extremist terror and religious violence. We must be united in both our compassion and our resolve. There will be those who seek to exploit this bloodshed to their own aims and ambitions, doubling down on their rhetoric and politics of fear and division. Our mettle as freedom-loving people shall be sorely tested by these attacks. Whatever we do next, let it be without haste without hatred. That is a difficult thing to ask, a very tough and narrow path to tread, but it is the only way through Like -Comment → Share 94K Top Comments 45,988 shares 1.7K comments mileycyrus FOLLOW 175k likes 1d mileycyrus My breaks for Brussels today.. My heart breaks for the world today.... When will this end, and the love begiThis isn't the planet I wanna live on NOTHING in the world matters but giving love to others! It's what we need more than anything else! MORE LOVE LESS EVIL!!! view all 1,715 comments rishi_smiler EVERYONE HERE HAS SINS WE MUST ALL PRAY FOR EVERYONE PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE 40 ainaz2202 5/5 oabadi Voll gaga unna kato Why your so perfect melaniedewilde @isaaaatjuuh jaa zo waar! Hopelijk voorzien ze het wat.. isaaaatiuuh @melaniedewilde ja biina Add a comment.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Reddit – Reports of explosions at Brussels airport

[2] Reddit – Brussels Zaventem airport rocked by two explosives

[3] Reddit – Brussels Terror Attack

[4] Reddit – Several explosions at Brussels Airport

[5] Epoch Times – Residents in Brussels Use #Opendoor to Offer Assistance After Attacks

[6] Instagram – mileycyrus

[7] Facebook – George Takei

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