Explosions in Belgium’s capital struck an airport and a subway station, killing dozens and injuring many more. The first explosion at Zaventem Airport went off at approximately 8 a.m. local time, followed an hour later by a blast at Maelbeek metro station, which is close to the main buildings that house the European Union. Belgium has raised its terrorism threat to the highest level. All flights to Brussels were cancelled, according to the BBC, and Eurostar has cancelled all service to and from the city. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Prime Minister Charles Michel said the attack at the airport was caused by a suicide bomber. The blasts took place less than a week after the capture of Salah Abdeslam, the man authorities believe planned the Paris attacks.
In Photos: The Explosions in Brussels
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Read morePeople wrapped in blankets leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem Airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreIn this image taken from TV, an injured person is evacuated as emergency services attend the scene after an explosion in a main metro station in Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreAirport staff comfort each other as passengers are evacuated from Zaventem Airport after a terrorist attack on March 22, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. #
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Read moreA soldier stands near broken windows after explosions at Zaventem Airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreA victim receives first aid by rescuers on March 22, 2016 near Maelbeek metro station in Brussels. #
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Read moreA security perimeter has been set around Maelbeek metro station in Brussels, after the explosion. #
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Read moreA Belgian soldier stands guard outside the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016, after an explosion. #
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Read morePeople wrapped in blankets leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem Airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreA private security guard helps a wounded woman outside the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels on March 21, 2016. #
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Read moreA victim is evacuated on a stretcher by emergency services after an explosion at the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreInjured people are seen at the scene of explosions at Zaventem Airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreA man with bloodstains on his sweater leaves Zaventem Airport on March 22, 2016, following twin blasts. #
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Read moreRescue teams evacuate wounded people outside the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreRescue workers treat victims outside the Maelbeek metro station, in this still image taken from video, after a blast in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. #
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Read morePeople stand near Brussels Airport after being evacuated following explosions that rocked the facility on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreA Belgian police helicopter flies above the area near Maelbeek metro station, on March 22, 2016, in Brussels, after an explosion. #
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Read moreIn this image taken from TV, people receive treatment as emergency services attend the scene after an explosion at Maelbek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreA young girl looks out of the window of a bus after being evacuated from Brussels Airport, after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreA police-dog handler patrols after Eurostar trains to Brussels were cancelled at St Pancras station in London on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreIn this still image taken from video from RTL, people receive treatment in the debris-strewn terminal at the airport in Brussels after explosions Tuesday, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreFirefighters arrive at a security perimeter set in the Rue de la Loi near the Maelbeek subway station, in Brussels, on March 22, 2016, after an explosion. #
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Read moreA police officer, right, stands guard as people are evacuated near Brussels Airport, after explosions rocked the facility on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreIn this image made from video, emergency rescue workers assist an unidentified person at the site of an explosion at a metro station in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreAmbulances arrive at the scene at Brussels airport, after explosions rocked the facility on March 22, 2016. #
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Read morePeople stand near Brussels Airport after being evacuated following explosions that rocked the facility on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreArmed officers walk along a street as they evacuate the area around Maelbeek station in Brussels, Belgium, in this still image taken from video on March 22, 2016. #
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Read morePeople react outside Brussels Airport after explosions rocked the facility on March 22, 2016. #
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Read moreIn this image taken from TV, an armed member of the security forces stands guard as emergency services attend the scene after a explosion in a main metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016. #
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