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Brussels Zaventem airport blasts cause casualties
Two blasts have struck the departures area of Zaventem airport in Brussels, the BBC reported
The Belgian government has confirmed casualties but has given no numbers. The cause of the explosions is unknown.
Another explosion has now been reported at the Maelbeek metro station close to the EU institutions. The whole metro system has been closed.
The blasts come four days after the capture in Brussels of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the jihadist attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015.
Belgium has now raised its terror threat to its highest level.
Emergency services are clearing the airport completely. Belgium's Het Laatste Nieuws reports that more bombs have been found.
The airport is being evacuated and has been closed to flights.
The Belga news agency reports that shots were fired and shouts in Arabic were heard before the two explosions.
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