Brussels attacks: Security stepped up at UK airports amid terror fears after deadly explosions in Belgium
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Security stepped up at UK airports amid terror fears after deadly explosions in Belgium

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security is being stepped up at UK airports, major train stations and other transport hubs and border checks tightened at the Channel ports, in the wake of the Brussels terror attacks, David Cameron has said. While police patrols at key locations around the UK will be stepped up, the Prime Minister’s spokesperson said there was currently no reason to increase the UK’s terror alert level from severe, to the highest level: critical St Pancras International train station will see increased police patrols as will other areas of the capital’s transport network, while UK Border Force staff at the French Channel ports and train terminals at Calais and Coquelles will tighten security measures and carry out extra sniffer dog searches. We need to stand together against these appalling terrorists and make sure they can never win.” Mr Cameron has contacted Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel to express his condolences and offer logistical support of the Metropolitan Police in Belgium’s investigations following the attacks. Downing Street refused to be drawn into a discussion of the political implications of the attacks to Britain’s EU referendum debate, after UKIP’s defence spokesperson Mike Hookem cited the atrocities as evidence that free movement in the EU was a “threat to our security”.

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Belgium shooting: Attacker stabs two police officers and steals their guns before shooting them in 'terror-related' incident
6 years, 9 months ago

Belgium shooting: Attacker stabs two police officers and steals their guns before shooting them in 'terror-related' incident

The Independent  

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Belgium tightens security after failed Brussels bombing
7 years, 9 months ago

Belgium tightens security after failed Brussels bombing

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The weapons are increasingly ordinary — rented vehicles, nails and canisters, store-bought knives. Even though a nail bomb didn’t fully go off in Brussels Central Station late Tuesday and failed to hit dozens of commuters close by, it didn’t stop fear going up a further notch. “Extra security measures have been decided for the coming hours and days,” …

Brussels station attack: Suspected bomber was Moroccan; not linked in terrorism offences, says police
7 years, 9 months ago

Brussels station attack: Suspected bomber was Moroccan; not linked in terrorism offences, says police

Firstpost  

The bomber killed by soldiers in a busy Brussels rail station was a 36-year-old Moroccan national, the federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. Brussels: Belgium said on Wednesday a Moroccan man carried out a foiled terrorist attack with a nail bomb at a busy Brussels train station, the latest in a wave of attacks to hit Europe. The 36-year-old man, …

Terror alert: Britain's nuclear stations, airports asked to 'remain resilient'
7 years, 11 months ago

Terror alert: Britain's nuclear stations, airports asked to 'remain resilient'

India TV News  

British security forces have sounded a terror alert for country's nuclear power stations and airports and instructed them to “remain resilient” against potential terrorist attacks, according to a media report. Security services fear that some will nonetheless try to exploit “vulnerabilities” in the nuclear industry’s internet defences. Energy Minister Jesse Norman said the government was “fully committed to defending the …

London attack: This is the new, low-tech face of modern terrorism
8 years ago

London attack: This is the new, low-tech face of modern terrorism

The Independent  

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On Brussels airport bombing anniversary, terror strikes London
8 years ago

On Brussels airport bombing anniversary, terror strikes London

India TV News  

Four people died and 20 others were injured in the terror incident near the British Parliament in London on Wednesday, a security official said. The head of counterterrorism at London's Metropolitan Police, Mark Rowley, said four people have died in the incident, including an attacker and a police officer. The London Ambulance Service said it had treated at least 10 …

1 year on, many scars have healed, yet Brussels still hurts
8 years ago

1 year on, many scars have healed, yet Brussels still hurts

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Brussels International Airport, where 16 people died in two bomb attacks on March 22, 2016, looks shiny new. At the airport, authorities “have taken a lot of additional security measures that go well beyond the European regulations,” Arnaud Feist, Brussels Airport CEO, said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s a fact that there really was Molenbeek-bashing …

Bomb explodes at Brussels Institute of Criminology, no casualties reported so far
8 years, 7 months ago

Bomb explodes at Brussels Institute of Criminology, no casualties reported so far

Firstpost  

A bomb exploded at the Brussels Institute of Criminology in the north of Brussels on Monday but the building was empty and no one was wounded. A bomb exploded at the Brussels Institute of Criminology in the north of Brussels on Monday but the building was empty and no one was wounded, broadcaster RTL said. Reuters reported that a car …

Belgium: Lot of intelligence on foreign terrorists wanting to return to Europe to carry out attack
8 years, 11 months ago

Belgium: Lot of intelligence on foreign terrorists wanting to return to Europe to carry out attack

Firstpost  

Belgium said Tuesday that more “terrorist fighters” want to return to Europe from Syria to carry out further attacks, a month after suicide bombings in Brussels killed 32 people. Brussels: Belgium said Tuesday that more “terrorist fighters” want to return to Europe from Syria to carry out further attacks, a month after suicide bombings in Brussels killed 32 people. “There …

Brussels attack: Belgian Transport Minister resigns after airport security criticised
8 years, 11 months ago

Brussels attack: Belgian Transport Minister resigns after airport security criticised

Firstpost  

The confidential EU document from last year was made public by two Belgian opposition parties. It called the oversight of security measures at the nation’s airports flawed and cited serious deficiencies in the way safety checks were managed Brussels: Belgium’s transport minister resigned on Friday after a secret European Union report detailing lapses in airport security oversight was leaked in …

Brussels bombers were plotting UK attack: Report
8 years, 11 months ago

Brussels bombers were plotting UK attack: Report

India TV News  

London: New information retrieved from the laptop of one of the suicide bombers involved in the Brussels terror attack last month has revealed that Britain was also on their hit list. Files from the computer of Ibrahim El Bakraoui, who blew himself up at Brussels airport, show he discussed plans with foreign contacts to launch an attack on the UK, …

Brussels attacks: More evidence emerges that terror cell were planning atrocities in Britain
8 years, 11 months ago

Brussels attacks: More evidence emerges that terror cell were planning atrocities in Britain

The Independent  

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Brussels attacks: Three more held for terrorist activities in Belgium
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Three more held for terrorist activities in Belgium

Firstpost  

Belgian federal prosecutors on Monday said three more people have been ordered held on charges of participating in terrorist activities in Brussels airport attack. Brussels: Belgian federal prosecutors on Monday said three more people have been ordered held on charges of participating in terrorist activities. On Tuesday, one week after the bombings, Brussels Airport will test its capacity to partially …

Brussels attack: Peace march called off as Belgium identifies third suspect, charges him with terrorist murder
9 years ago

Brussels attack: Peace march called off as Belgium identifies third suspect, charges him with terrorist murder

Firstpost  

Belgium charged a suspect thought to be the fugitive third Brussels airport bomber with terrorist murder, as a Sunday peace march for the victims was cancelled for security reasons after the attacks in the heart of Europe. Brussels: Belgium charged a suspect thought to be the fugitive third Brussels airport bomber with terrorist murder, as a Sunday peace march for …

Brussels attacks: No quick fixes in Europe’s confrontation with the enemy within and the enemy without
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: No quick fixes in Europe’s confrontation with the enemy within and the enemy without

Firstpost  

Brussels: The IS networks have been far more extensive than previously assumed. Halum?’ Maelbeek station is one sites of the triple bomb attacks on 22 March that ripped through Brussels — the bustling city that hosts the Continent’s bureaucracy. Spotty intelligence After the Brussels attacks, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a press conference said that Ibrahim el-Bakraoui — one …

The Victims Of The Brussels Attacks: What We Know
9 years ago

The Victims Of The Brussels Attacks: What We Know

NPR  

The Victims Of The Brussels Attacks: What We Know Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP The deadly attacks that ripped through Brussels' airport and a metro station on March 22 killed 32 people, according to Belgian Minister of Social Affairs and Health Maggie De Block. Belgian authorities had earlier put the death toll at 38 people, including the attackers, …

Brussels suicide bombers 'were known to US security officials' ahead of attack
9 years ago

Brussels suicide bombers 'were known to US security officials' ahead of attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. NBC News said that according to US officials, Khalid …

Belgian Police Arrest 7 in Bombing Probe, French Foil Paris Plot
9 years ago

Belgian Police Arrest 7 in Bombing Probe, French Foil Paris Plot

The Quint  

Belgian police arrested seven people in their probe of Tuesday’s Islamic State suicide bombings in Brussels, while authorities in France said they thwarted a militant plot there “that was at an advanced stage.” The federal prosecutor’s office in Belgium said on Thursday that the arrests came during police searches in the Brussels neighbourhoods of Schaerbeek in the north and Jette …

Brussels attacks: Belgium Police arrest six suspects, concedes warning signs were missed
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Belgium Police arrest six suspects, concedes warning signs were missed

India TV News  

Brussels: In a series of police operations, six people were arrested in the Belgium capital on Thursday following the dreaded terror attacks that rocked the entire city, the federal prosecutors’ office said. "Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central metro station in the center of …

Brussels attacks: Blast, gunfire, arrest in new police operation
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Blast, gunfire, arrest in new police operation

CNN  

Story highlights As nervous residents go about their day, police continue to execute raids, other operations Belgian Prime Minister says his country needs to "improve" in its fight against terrorism Some metro trains are passing through -- but not stopping -- at station where one bombing took place Brussels, Belgium CNN — Explosions and gunfire Friday exacerbated the uneasy mood …

Five bombers may have been involved, says Brussels police
9 years ago

Five bombers may have been involved, says Brussels police

The Hindu  

Belgian police are hunting a third man filmed with two suicide bombers at Brussels airport and believe another suspect may have been involved in the blast at a metro station, as evidence mounted that all were part of the same Islamic State network responsible for last November’s carnage in Paris. Turkey has accused Belgium of ignoring warnings about Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, …

Brussels bombings: Terror group 'were planning to attack nuclear power station', surveillance suggests
9 years ago

Brussels bombings: Terror group 'were planning to attack nuclear power station', surveillance suggests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Brussels bombers were allegedly …

Brussels attacks: Terrorists' headquarters uncovered in quiet part of capital – latest news
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Terrorists' headquarters uncovered in quiet part of capital – latest news

The Independent  

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Brussels attacks highlight how Belgium became hub of Islamist terror
9 years ago

Brussels attacks highlight how Belgium became hub of Islamist terror

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isis has now claimed responsibility …

Brussels terror attack: Belgian cops raid home of bombing suspects, find 15 kg of explosives
9 years ago

Brussels terror attack: Belgian cops raid home of bombing suspects, find 15 kg of explosives

Firstpost  

Belgium began three days of mourning; government offices, schools and residents held a moment of silence to honour those who died in the Brussels attacks Brussels: Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the bombings of the Brussels airport and subway were the work of the …

Brussels attacks: Security officials accused of missing a string of opportunities to stop suicide bombers
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Security officials accused of missing a string of opportunities to stop suicide bombers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two brothers, one a wanted …

‘Mistakes were probably made,’ Belgian official acknowledges after Brussels attacks
9 years ago

‘Mistakes were probably made,’ Belgian official acknowledges after Brussels attacks

LA Times  

The failure of Belgian authorities to foil deadly attacks on the airport and metro this week has fueled new questions about the nation’s ability to handle the extremist threat and on Thursday prompted two top ministers to offer their resignations. We wouldn’t have offered if mistakes hadn’t been made.” NEWSLETTER: Get the day’s top headlines from Times Editor Davan Maharaj …

Brussels attacks: Latest travel advice following deadly blasts at Zaventem airport and Metro station
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Latest travel advice following deadly blasts at Zaventem airport and Metro station

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The city’s main airport at Zaventem will remain closed …

The message in the Brussels attack
9 years ago

The message in the Brussels attack

The Hindu  

This time it is Brussels. The >bomb attacks that have killed at least 31 people at the airport and a metro station in the Belgian capital demonstrate that jihadists remain a serious security threat to European societies despite a massive security crackdown since the >November 2015 Paris attacks. By striking in the city four days after >Salah Abdeslam, thought to …

Fighting terror on Modi’s agenda: envoy
9 years ago

Fighting terror on Modi’s agenda: envoy

The Hindu  

The terror attacks in Brussels that left at least 35 dead and 260 injured will not change Belgium’s commitment to freedoms, Belgian Ambassador to India Jan Luykx said, adding that fighting terror would be centre-stage when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the country next Wednesday. 'Terror a common challenge' Belgian Ambassador to India Jan Luykx has welcomed the Indian government’s …

We could cut the risk of a Brussels-style terror attack at UK airports if we took this tip from Canada
9 years ago

We could cut the risk of a Brussels-style terror attack at UK airports if we took this tip from Canada

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Additional security measures such as checks …

Why was Brussels Airport a target for terrorists? Can security be tightened?
9 years ago

Why was Brussels Airport a target for terrorists? Can security be tightened?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Security improved significantly in the wake of the 1988 …

Brussels attack: Prime suspect Najim Laachraoui hasn't been arrested, says Belgian media after misidentifying perpetrator
9 years ago

Brussels attack: Prime suspect Najim Laachraoui hasn't been arrested, says Belgian media after misidentifying perpetrator

Firstpost  

Belgian media, which earlier claimed that the police have arrested the prime suspect in the Brussels attack, now clarified that it was another man. Belgian media, which had earlier reported the arrest of a prime suspect in Tuesday’s bomb attacks in Brussels, said the person detained was misidentified and was not Najim Laachraoui. French and Belgian authorities have said in …

Why was Brussels attacked? Has terrorism now become normal in Europe?
9 years ago

Why was Brussels attacked? Has terrorism now become normal in Europe?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As news emerged of explosions …

Brussels attack: Belgian media says Brussels attack suspect not arrested
9 years ago

Brussels attack: Belgian media says Brussels attack suspect not arrested

India TV News  

Brussels: The Belgian media today withdrew its earlier reports which claimed a major breakthrough in the investigations into the ghastly attacks that left 34 dead in Brussles yesterday. An alleged jihadist, Najim was suspect of involvement in the attack at the Brussels airport on Tuesday, according to local daily newspaper La Libre Belgique. Police have also identified two brothers as …

Brussels: Could it happen here? What the papers say
9 years ago

Brussels: Could it happen here? What the papers say

Dutch News  

What are the chances of a terrorist attack in the Netherlands? In its editorial the NRC writes that ‘those who warned that new bomb attacks in Europe weren’t a question of “if” but of “when” were proved right’. The place was significant too, the paper writes: ‘The terrorists wanted to hit at the heart of Europe, and at the European …

Brussels: Could it happen here? What the papers say
9 years ago

Brussels: Could it happen here? What the papers say

Dutch News  

What are the chances of a terrorist attack in the Netherlands? In its editorial the NRC writes that ‘those who warned that new bomb attacks in Europe weren’t a question of “if” but of “when” were proved right’. The place was significant too, the paper writes: ‘The terrorists wanted to hit at the heart of Europe, and at the European …

From Charlie Hebdo to Brussels blasts: How Europe was shaken by 15 months of terror attacks
9 years ago

From Charlie Hebdo to Brussels blasts: How Europe was shaken by 15 months of terror attacks

Firstpost  

Brussels attack is just the latest of a series of terror attacks. Here is a timeline of the major terror attacks which took place in Europe since 2015. A series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people in the latest attack to bring carnage to the heart of …

Brussels attack: Police uncover more explosives while on hunt for 'third suspect'
9 years ago

Brussels attack: Police uncover more explosives while on hunt for 'third suspect'

Firstpost  

More explosive devices were reportedly found on Tuesday as police raided homes throughout Belgium in a desperate manhunt for the third suspect believed to have survived the coordinated bombings in Brussels, where at least 34 people were killed, a media report said. Brussels: More explosive devices were reportedly found on Tuesday as police raided homes throughout Belgium in a desperate …

Brussels attacks: Belgian Police hunt for Islamic State suspect
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Belgian Police hunt for Islamic State suspect

The Hindu  

Belgian police are hunting an Islamic State suspect seen with two supposed suicide bombers, shortly before they struck Brussels Airport in the first of two attacks that also hit the city's metro, killing at least 30 and wounding over 200. >The blasts on Tuesday claimed by the Syrian-based militants four days after the arrest in Brussels of a prime suspect …

World leaders slam terror attacks in Brussels
9 years ago

World leaders slam terror attacks in Brussels

India TV News  

Brussels: Various leaders from across the globe slammed the terror attacks which rocked the Belgian capital city of Brussels as "cowardly". Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull offered the "most resolute solidarity" to the people of Belgium in the wake of the coordinated attacks claimed by the Islamic State and admitted Europeans were more at risk than other nations because of …

Death toll in Belgium climbs to 35 after series of bombings hit Brussels
9 years ago

Death toll in Belgium climbs to 35 after series of bombings hit Brussels

Firstpost  

Belgium launched a huge manhunt on Tuesday after a series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through Brussels airport. Brussels: Belgium launched a huge manhunt on Tuesday after a series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people in the latest attack to bring carnage …

Brussels attacks: EU’s terror problem will get worse
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: EU’s terror problem will get worse

Al Jazeera  

EU must deal with the threat of terrorist attacks from a security standpoint as well as socially and politically. Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels are yet another reminder that the scourge of terrorism in Europe is a long-term problem that may very well get worse before it gets better. Less than a week ago, Europe’s most wanted fugitive, Salah …

ISIL claims Brussels attacks
9 years ago

ISIL claims Brussels attacks

Al Jazeera  

Death toll rises to more than 30 in twin assaults on airport and metro station as Western Europe enters lockdown mode. Western Europe is on high alert after attackers launched twin assaults in Belgium’s capital Brussels with bombs ripping through the airport and the underground metro line. Belgium’s federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said there were at least two suicide …

Brussels attacks: Terror suspect on the run after 34 killed in blasts at airport and metro station
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Terror suspect on the run after 34 killed in blasts at airport and metro station

ABC  

Belgian anti-terror police are carrying out raids across the country in the hunt for a man believed to be on the run in the wake of triple attacks which killed 34 people in Brussels. Key points: PM confirms searches taking place in several parts of the country Police find bomb and IS flag during house search in Schaerbeek Manhunt focusing …

Brussels attacks: Union confirms airport strikes will be postponed after pressure from Federal Government
9 years ago

Brussels attacks: Union confirms airport strikes will be postponed after pressure from Federal Government

ABC  

Immigration and border protection staff have postponed strike action at Australia's major international airports, in the wake of the Brussels attacks. Key points: CPSU agrees to PM's request to postpone Easter strikes following deadly Belgium attacks Action would have affected international airports on east coast Turnbull says European terror problems related to security weaknesses, Australia's terror threat level won't be …

Brussels Attacks, One Day After: What We Know
9 years ago

Brussels Attacks, One Day After: What We Know

NPR  

Brussels Attacks, One Day After: What We Know Enlarge this image toggle caption Martin Meissner/AP Martin Meissner/AP A day after terrorist attacks in Brussels claimed by ISIS killed at least 31 people and wounded at least 270 others, police continue to search for a suspected accomplice. Enlarge this image toggle caption Belgian Federal Police via AP Belgian Federal Police via …

Investigators Ask Public To Help Identify Possible Suspect In Belgium Attacks
9 years ago

Investigators Ask Public To Help Identify Possible Suspect In Belgium Attacks

NPR  

Investigators Ask Public To Help Identify Possible Suspect In Belgium Attacks Police in Belgium are searching for a man they believe is connected to Tuesday's back-to-back bombings in the airport and at a subway station in Brussels. NELSON: Well, he's saying that they don't know actually who two of the three men are but that one of them managed to …

Brussels terror attacks are Europe's problem, not just Belgium's
9 years ago

Brussels terror attacks are Europe's problem, not just Belgium's

ABC  

Even as Belgian security forces were conducting raids looking for suspects connected with the Brussels bombings, questions were being asked how another Paris-style attack could have succeeded in another major European capital. The first target was the departure lounge at Brussels airport * Two women sit on chairs after being injured in the Brussels Airport explosions, March 22, 2016 Two …

Islamic State claims deadly bombings in Brussels
9 years ago

Islamic State claims deadly bombings in Brussels

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Islamic extremists struck Tuesday in the heart of Europe, killing at least 34 people and wounding scores of others in back-to-back bombings of the Brussels airport and subway that again laid bare the continent’s vulnerability to suicide squads. In police raids Tuesday across Belgium, authorities later found a nail-filled bomb, chemical products and an Islamic State flag in …

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