Brussels - Arab Today
Belgium launched a massive manhunt Wednesday after the multiple terror attacks that rocked Brussels on Tuesday, killing around 35 people and wounding hundreds.
The Belgian authorities released pictures of two of the suspects pushing trolleys with their bombs through the terminal and said they were "actively searching" for a third man whose explosives did not to go off. The man was seen walking with two other suspects shortly before twin explosions tore through Zaventem airport.
Both men died in the attacks after detonating suicide devices, a Belgian prosecutor said. Police helicopters hovered over the city late into the night and massive anti-terror raids were under way across Belgium Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said police were seeking a man wearing a hat and light-colored jacket. He said searches were taking place "in several parts of the country", adding that an explosive device containing nails, chemical products and an IS flag were found in an apartment in the Schaerbeek area of Brussels.
Belgium began three days of national mourning on Wednesday with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel insisting the country would not be cowed by the "blind, violent and cowardly" attacks.
Source : QNA