Unconfirmed footage from the explosion at Maalbeek metro station.
Via AFP
Belgian firefighters said there were at least 21 dead after "enormous" blasts hit Brussels airport and the city's metro system.
The latest from our news desk:
European leaders have condemned the deadly explosions that struck Brussels airport and the metro system.
Reports from Belgium say three explosions struck Brussels airport and a city metro station on March 22, killing at least 13 people.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven described the blasts as "an attack against democratic Europe."
"It is an attack against democratic Europe,” Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in a statement. “We will never accept that terrorists attack our open societies."
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen denounced the blasts on Twitter as a "despicable attack."
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Belgium has "again been hit by cowardly and murderous attacks.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin “strongly condemned these barbaric crimes."
Based on reporting by AFP, AP, TASS, and Interfax
Via Reuters:
The deadly explosions at Brussels airport were carried out by a suicide bomber, Belgium's federal prosecutor said, broadcasters VTM and RTBF reported.
A Belgian police officer told an AFP reporter that there are wounded and dead at the Maalbeek metro station near the EU institutions in Brussels.
The European Commission has told staff to remain indoors or stay at home.
"EU institutions (are) working together to ensure security of staff and premises. Please stay home or inside buildings," said Budget Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, who also handles employee and security issues, on her official Twitter account.