{"id":64938,"date":"2016-03-22T07:10:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64938"},"modified":"2016-03-22T07:13:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T11:13:50","slug":"brussels-under-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64938","title":{"rendered":"Brussels under attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/center>\"Brussels\"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

This past weekend, Belgian police arrested Salah Abdeslam who was involved in the planning for the Paris bombings earlier this year. Today, bombs have been detonated at the main airport and subway stations in Brussels, according to the New York Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The explosions killed at least 13 people, according to news agencies. While the causes of the blasts were not yet clear, they set off meetings about terrorism throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The attacks put the Belgian capital in a state of virtual lockdown. All flights were canceled for the day. All subway, tram and bus travel was shut down. Eurostar canceled its trains connecting Brussels with Paris and London. Cellphone lines were jammed as panicked travelers and Belgians tried to make calls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Reuters<\/a>, the airport attack was the work of a suicide bomber;<\/p>\n

A witness said he heard shouts in Arabic shortly before two blasts struck the packed airport departure lounge. Pictures on social media showed smoke rising from the terminal building through shattered windows and passengers fleeing down a slipway, some still hauling their bags.<\/p>\n

All public transport in Brussels was shut down, as it was in London during 2005 militant attacks on the underground that killed 52. A further 225 soldiers were sent into the city and the Belgian Crisis Centre, clearly wary of a further incident, appealed to the population: “Stay where you are”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The media is now reporting that 15 were killed in the attacks. Belgian government officials are saying that they expected the attack for several weeks. I’m sure the victims are grateful that the attacks were not unexpected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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