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More Than 2 Dozen Killed In Brussels Terror Attacks

4:32pm March 22, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

More than two dozen people were killed and more than 230 injured in terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility and police are searching for people who helped facilitate the attacks, including a driver who dropped them at the airport and a man who accompanied them inside. Both were caught on security cameras.

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People In Brussels React To Terror Attacks At Airport, Metro Station

4:32pm March 22, 2016

NPR hears from people at the Brussels airport and metro station where Tuesday's attacks took place.

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Brussels Remains Tense After Terror Attacks Kill More Than 30 People

4:32pm March 22, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

About 30 people have been killed and scores more injured in a bomb attacks on the airport and subway system in the Belgian capital of Brussels.

A police helicopter flies in the area of the Maelbeek metro station after Tuesday's attack. Trains were halted, and the city went into lockdown.

Terrorist Bombings Strike Brussels: What We Know

4:26pm March 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed at least 30 and left more than 200 wounded. Police have released a photo of a suspect.

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A man looks at flowers and messages of support outside the stock exchange in Brussels on Tuesday following the deadly attacks.

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Worldwide Outpouring Of Grief After Brussels Attacks

3:14pm March 22, 2016

Here's a look at how people are expressing solidarity for Brussels, where attacks killed at least 30 people today and wounded hundreds of others.

A woman visits a memorial Nov. 16 near the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. The attack on multiple locations in Paris last fall left 130 dead.

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In Vulnerable Europe, A Third Major Terrorist Attack Since Last Year

3:07pm March 22, 2016

by Greg Myre

First there was the assault on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Then came the coordinated assault in Paris. And now twin attacks in Brussels. Europe is struggling to cope with a surge in terror.

Brussels Update: Attacks Mark A Grim Milestone For Europe

12:36pm March 22, 2016

New Europe editor Alexandros Koronakis weighs in from Brussels as terrorism experts comment on the novelty of what's occurring in Europe. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston also has an update on the attacks.

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Brussels Update: Toll Of Deadly Attacks Continues To Rise

12:36pm March 22, 2016

Explosions at two sites in Brussels reportedly killed at least 24 people and injured many more Tuesday. Politico's Europe reporter Zoya Sheftalovich and NPR's Dina Temple-Raston report.

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Update On Brussels Attacks: What's Known About Links To Paris?

12:36pm March 22, 2016

We hear from witnesses near the scenes of the Brussels blasts; from the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Michael Leiter, in Washington, D.C.; and from NPR's Dina Temple-Raston.

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At Least 13 Dead, 35 Wounded After Blasts In Brussels

12:20pm March 22, 2016

We hear from NPR's Dina Temple-Raston, Financial Times Brussels bureau chief Peter Spiegel and New Europe editor Alexandros Koronakis in the aftermath of Tuesday's attacks in the Belgian capital.

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