Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Another Bomb hit Brussels Train Station leaves 20 dead and scores injured

Victim: A bloodied commuter is given oxygen and treated for a head injury on the kerb outside the Metro station where a train was blown up today
At least 20 people have been killed and 55 are gravely injured after terrorists blew up a crowded Metro train this morning in a second devastating attack on Brussels. Shocking images from Maelbeek station show the mangled remains of the train, smoke pouring out of the building and casualties littered on the pavement outside - just 400metres from the EU's headquarters. Watch video after the cut.


The bomb went off at 9.19am - just over an hour after two explosions killed at least 14 and seriously injured 50 after a suicide attack on the Belgian capital's main airport. 

Brussels’ public transport authority has revealed that the three-carriage train at Maelbeek was ripped apart by a single explosion, with bomb set off in middle carriage. 

Commuters on the Metro at the time described hearing a loud bang before they were evacuated from trains and forced to walk down smoke-filled tunnels and along the track to the closest safe station.
The image below is being used by the Belgian media who claim this is the damage caused by the bomb at the Maelbeek Metro station in central Brussels this morning. It has not been verified by the authorities but is being widely circulated on social media.


Explosion: The image above is being used by the Belgian media who claim this is the damage caused by the bomb at the Maelbeek Metro station in central Brussels this morning. It has not been verified by the authorities but is being widely circulated on social media.


Evacuation: Those on the tube network were evacuated from smoke-filled tunnels and walked along the tracks to the nearest station


Aftermath: A man lies stricken on the pavement as survivors kiss in relief after surviving the bombing, which has killed at least ten



Bravery: People injured are treated, comforted and given water by the emergency services as they help the wounded



Emergency: Victims of the Brussels Metro bombing are treated on the pavement outside the station - yards from the EU's main buildings



Lockdown: Rue de la Loi, which runs outside the station, is sealed off by police and the emergency services in the wake of the 9.19am attack

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