• Emergency services at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday. Francois Lenoir / Reuters
    Emergency services at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday. Francois Lenoir / Reuters
  • Smoke is seen at Brussels airport in Brussels, Belgium, after explosions were heard Tuesday. Daniela Schwarzer via AP
    Smoke is seen at Brussels airport in Brussels, Belgium, after explosions were heard Tuesday. Daniela Schwarzer via AP
  • People leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium. Francois Lenoir / Reuters
    People leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium. Francois Lenoir / Reuters
  • Passengers are gathered near Brussels airport, following its evacuation after at least 13 people were killed and 35 injured, according to local media, as twin blasts rocked the main terminal of Brussels airport. John Thys / AFP
    Passengers are gathered near Brussels airport, following its evacuation after at least 13 people were killed and 35 injured, according to local media, as twin blasts rocked the main terminal of Brussels airport. John Thys / AFP
  • People leave the airport area after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, near Brussels, Belgium. Dozens of people have died or been injured in a double blast in the departure hall of Zaventem Airport in Brussels, Belgian media reported. Laurent Dubrule / EPA
    People leave the airport area after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, near Brussels, Belgium. Dozens of people have died or been injured in a double blast in the departure hall of Zaventem Airport in Brussels, Belgian media reported. Laurent Dubrule / EPA
  • In this image made from video, emergency rescue workers attend to a victim of an explosion at a metro station in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016. Explosions rocked the Brussels airport and the subway system Tuesday, just days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks was arrested in the city, police said. APTN via AP
    In this image made from video, emergency rescue workers attend to a victim of an explosion at a metro station in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016. Explosions rocked the Brussels airport and the subway system Tuesday, just days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks was arrested in the city, police said. APTN via AP
  • Two passengers wait, near Brussels airport in Zaventem following its evacuation after at least 13 people were killed and 35 injured as twin blasts rocked the main terminal of Brussels airport. John Thys / AFP
    Two passengers wait, near Brussels airport in Zaventem following its evacuation after at least 13 people were killed and 35 injured as twin blasts rocked the main terminal of Brussels airport. John Thys / AFP
  • Passengers and airport staff are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport. Olivier Hoslet / EPA
    Passengers and airport staff are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport. Olivier Hoslet / EPA
  • Belgian police and emergency staff arrive in the Wetstraat - Rue de la Loi, which has been evacuated after an explosion at the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels. Laurie Dieffembacq / AFP / Belga
    Belgian police and emergency staff arrive in the Wetstraat - Rue de la Loi, which has been evacuated after an explosion at the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels. Laurie Dieffembacq / AFP / Belga
  • People react as they walk away from Brussels airport after explosions rocked the building in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian capital is in lockdown after two explosions at Brussels airport and another at a metro station. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
    People react as they walk away from Brussels airport after explosions rocked the building in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian capital is in lockdown after two explosions at Brussels airport and another at a metro station. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
  • People are evacuated from Brussels Airport after at least 13 people were killed by two explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport. Virginie Lefour / AFP / Belga
    People are evacuated from Brussels Airport after at least 13 people were killed by two explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport. Virginie Lefour / AFP / Belga
  • Armed police stand on guard at Downing Street in London, Britain March 22, 2016. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said he would chair a crisis response meeting following explosions in Brussels on Tuesday. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
    Armed police stand on guard at Downing Street in London, Britain March 22, 2016. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said he would chair a crisis response meeting following explosions in Brussels on Tuesday. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
  • Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, cries during a joint press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, on hearing the news of the fatal terror attacks in Brussels. Jamal Nasrallah / EPA
    Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, cries during a joint press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, on hearing the news of the fatal terror attacks in Brussels. Jamal Nasrallah / EPA
  • A victim receives first aid by rescuers, near Maalbeek metro station in Brussels, after a blast at this station near the EU institutions caused deaths and injuries. Emmanuel Dunand / AFP
    A victim receives first aid by rescuers, near Maalbeek metro station in Brussels, after a blast at this station near the EU institutions caused deaths and injuries. Emmanuel Dunand / AFP
  • A picture provided by Twitter user @evanlamos shows passengers leaving a metro train between the Arts-Lois and Maelbeek metro stations after an explosion at Maelbeek station in Brussels, Belgium. EPA / EVAN LAMOS/EURACTIV
    A picture provided by Twitter user @evanlamos shows passengers leaving a metro train between the Arts-Lois and Maelbeek metro stations after an explosion at Maelbeek station in Brussels, Belgium. EPA / EVAN LAMOS/EURACTIV
  • Policemen stand guard near a security perimeter set in the Rue de la Loi near the Maalbeek subway station, in Brussels, after an explosion killed around 10 people, according to spokesman of Brussels' fire brigade. Nicolas Maeterlinck / AFP / Belga
    Policemen stand guard near a security perimeter set in the Rue de la Loi near the Maalbeek subway station, in Brussels, after an explosion killed around 10 people, according to spokesman of Brussels' fire brigade. Nicolas Maeterlinck / AFP / Belga
  • Passengers walk on underground metro tracks to be evacuated after an explosion at Maalbeek train station in Brussels, Belgium. Courtesy @OSOSXE via Twitter / Handout via Reuters
    Passengers walk on underground metro tracks to be evacuated after an explosion at Maalbeek train station in Brussels, Belgium. Courtesy @OSOSXE via Twitter / Handout via Reuters
  • Passengers and airport staff are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem near Brussels, Belgium. Laurent Bubrule / EPA
    Passengers and airport staff are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem near Brussels, Belgium. Laurent Bubrule / EPA
  • An injured man gestures outsude Brussels airport after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
    An injured man gestures outsude Brussels airport after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
  • People react outside Brussels airport after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
    People react outside Brussels airport after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP

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Brussels on lockdown after explosions at airport, metro station - in pictures

Jen Thomas

March 22, 2016

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Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe.

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