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Terrorists Blamed For Explosions At Brussels Airport, Hundreds Evacuate

17 people have been killed with dozens more seriously injured after two bombs exploded in a busy Brussels airport on Tuesday morning. Police say that Zaventem’s great hall was the target for the blast, but cannot confirm the numbers of victims at the moment. Authorities have evacuated the airport and confirmed that the perpetrators of the attack “shouted something in Arabic” before the two explosions. Belgium have now raised its terror threat to its highest level. video shows moments after blast at Brussels airport pic.twitter.com/NcvNHWZp2s — Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) March 22, 2016 Belgian broadcaster has reported that there were people injured or unconscious in the departure area, opposite the Sheraton hotel. video: people running for life after multiple explosions at Brussles airport, 14 confirmed dead, dozens injured pic.twitter.com/zsLPF0je1X — Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) March 22, 2016 RT.com reports: Reports also suggest that first there was a shot fired in the departure hall, then something was called out in Arabic, and only afterward, two explosions rocked the facility. video: People running for life after multiple blasts at Brussels airport via @AAhronheim pic.twitter.com/DQEQJyojye — Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) March 22, 2016 Reports are coming in that one of the explosions took place near the American Airlines check-in [...]