Some live updates
rom Belgian national radio: 'Government source' says it was a terrorist attack. Police sources talk about casualties.
9:10: radio now reports that possibly a third bomb was found at the airport
9:13: entire Belgium now in highest terror level (4). All other airports closed off.
9:17: ring road around brussels will be closed off soon
9:18: central train station in Brussels is being evacuated according to national radio
9:19: it seems it's the metro station connected to the central train station
9:20: 1-20 casualties reported by national radio
9:22: french-speaking radio now report EXPLOSIONS in METRO. Multiple people exiting metro with bloody faces
9:25: people are reporting smoke next to metro station:https://twitter.com/PaulineArmandet/status/712192021516165122
9:29: live feed belgian national television now contains reports about metro attack. It's station Maalbeek in Brussels.
9:31: another tweeted image:
https://twitter.com/GillesKLEIN/status/ ... 76849684489:32: all metro stations in Brussels will be CLOSED
9:34: there is now an official emergency number: 02 506 4711
9:37: apparently metro station Schumann is also affected. Both of these metro stations are in the European quarter of Brussels.
9:40: I have to go now. Might keep updating, but more sporadically
9:54: latest reports 13 deaths [EDIT], more than 30 severely wounded. A university in Brussels is being evacuated (ULB)
10:24: just heard a report that people have to walk on the tracks to get out of metro station in Brussels
10:25: Belgian officials are asking for not to use cell phone in Brussels, but to use social media instead.
10:30: Brussels airport closed at least until 6am Wednesday
10:37: Red cross Belgium has made website for people to find each other in Brussels: \http://ikbenveilig.rodekruis.nl/brussel
10:40: apparently central station in Antwerp is being evacuated atm
10:43: officials are asking people in Brussels to stay where they are
11:00: from radio news: more and more official buildings in Brussels are being evacuated
11:00: one explosion at airport was suicide bomber, second one was bomb package
11:00: all public transport in Brussels has been shutdown
11:00: schools in Brussels and Flanders are asking to keep everybody inside
11:08: Belgian prime minister is planning a press conference
11:10: belgian mobile phone network provider are again asking not to use phone network in Brussels.
11:16: car tunnels in Brussels being closed, strict checks at Belgian/French border
11:18: central station in Antwerp is open again
11:23: Facebook has activated safety check for Brussels:
https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/br ... march2016/11:27: Belgian report says there might have been explosion near parlement now
11:28: 225 extra soldiers are being sent to Brussels
11:34: Belgian radio now says explosion near parliament was a controlled explosion by police.
11:41: live press conference prime minister is starting
11:42: PM confirms two attacks: airport and Maalbeek metro station. Extra security by military.
11:47: PM repeats emergency number: 1771
11:50: From press conference: attack Maalbeek happened 30 min after airport
12:26: Paris will project colors Belgian flag on Eiffel tower tonight
12:34: Hashtag if you want to help people in brussels by for example giving them a ride: #ikwilhelpen
12:36: officials are asking people on the VUB university campus Etterbeek to immediately go inside
12:46: person replying to this comment claims to be at the prison where Salah Abdeslam is being held (Bruges), and reports about a bomb threat in that prison.
https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comm ... rt/d1904xu13:00: Bomb threat in prison Bruges seems to have been a false alarm:
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160322_0219637713:06: ULB university is asking to evacuate campus:
https://www.facebook.com/ulbruxelles/