34 killed as terrorists strike at the heart of Europe
At least 34 people were killed on Tuesday as two deadly explosions rocked the Zaventem airport in the Belgian capital and a more powerful blast ripped through a train coach at a metro station in the heart of Brussels in the worst terror attack in Europe in four months. Fourteen people were killed as two quick explosions took place in the country's biggest airport just before 8 a.m. in a departure area, breaking windows, furniture and machinery, leaving it looking like a war zone. Over 80 people were injured in the huge blasts, which triggered a panic run by hundreds of stunned passengers and staff from the airport building. Authorities said a suicide bomber was to blame for one explosion and that someone was heard shouting in Arabic and open fire moments earlier. A Kalashnikov was later found near the body of a dead man. An hour later, another explosion shattered the middle of a three-coach train car at the Maalbeek Metro station, leaving the carriage in a heap of mangled wreck with 20 dead and 55 injured, 16 of them critically. As the global community, India included, rallied in solidarity with Belgium, Prime Minister Charles Michel called it a "moment of tragedy" and blamed it on "blind, violent and cowards".
