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Live Blog: Brussels Attacks

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-- Belgian authorities have identified the bombers. Federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw has said that Ibrahim El Bakraoui blew himself up at the airport. His brother Khalid blew himself up in a subway car at Maalbeek station in central Brussels.

-- The two men shown pushing baggage carts with Ibrahim El Bakraoui in security-camera footage have yet to be identified.

-- Belgian media, which earlier reported the arrest of a prime suspect in the attacks, said the person detained was not, in fact, Najim Laachraoui.

-- Belgium is observing three days of mourning after bomb blasts in Brussels killed at least 34 people and wounded more than 200.

Reuters is reporting, citing the Belgian DH newspaper, that one of the bomb suspects has been arrested.

BELGIAN NEWSPAPER DH SAYS BRUSSELS BOMB SUSPECT NAJIM LAACHRAOUI ARRESTED IN BRUSSELS

Picture of the suspect

Last night, cities around the world showed their solidarity with Brussels:

Confirmed

Our Brussels correspondent Rikard Jozwiak will be Periscoping today, from the central station and from the minute's silence planned at noon. Stay tuned.

Although a French newspaper is now denying the arrest of the third bombing suspect Najim Laachraoui:

Our correspondent Rikard Jozwiak is live in Brussels:

So it's not him. From our news file:

Belgian media which have reported his arrest later said the person detained was not Laachraoui.

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