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ISIS claims responsibility for Belgium attacks

ISIS claims responsibility for Belgium attacks

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for terror attacks in the Belgian capital which have killed more than 30 people.

Up to 14 died and around 100 were injured in two explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport.

Shortly after, an explosion at a metro station near the main EU buildings is thought to have killed at least twenty and injured 106.

Belgium's Prime Minister has warned there could be more attacks.

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CCTV has been released of three men at the airport - two of whom are thought to have been suicide bombers, and a third who is reported to be on the run.

One of the bombs at the airport is believed to have been a suicide attack, with local media reports, shots were fired and words shouted in Arabic before the blast.

An assault rifle was reportedly found next to a dead attacker.

Laura McGrath from Wicklow works with the European Commission in Brussels

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She described how the news filtered to her

'I just arriving in the office when I heard about the explosions in the airport and then I was already here when the news came through about the metro'

'We started contacting colleagues to see who was here and try to contact friends'

'We knew people would be arriving at that time, and so far, from my immediate colleagues and friends, everybody seems to be ok.'

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