Twenty-three people have died and 35 have been injured in explosions that shook Brussels this morning. The targets of the attack were Zaventem Airport, near the American Airlines check-in counters, according to Belgian media, and three explosions also occurred in the metro. Reports indicate that a total of five explosions rocked Brussels.
Several explosive devices were found at the airport. The airport has been evacuated and closed to traffic.
The Belgian news agency Belga reports that gunfire and shouting in Arabic were heard before the explosions.
The Croatia Airlines flight OU456/CTN456, which took off from Zagreb Airport at 6:50 AM, was scheduled to land in Brussels at 8:45, but the flight has been diverted to Amsterdam.
Belgian television VTM reports that ten people have died in the explosions at the metro station. The station is located 500 meters from the EU institutions.
