Bomb attacks in Brussels Airport and metro station

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sToRmR1dR said:
BREAKING:

Explosion Reported at Brussels Metro

http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160322/1036716233/brussels-metro-explosion.html

Explosion reported at Brussels metro station located close to the EU institutions, RTBF broadcaster reports.

The explosion occurred shortly after twin esplosion occured in the Zaventem airport in Brussels.​

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Just in passing, what a strange scenario did the person catch with his cell phone/camera in the above link, albeit the bombing was meant as the main subject, well I guess. It´s like a Matrix glitch or a spy movie.

See the man who is picking up the red suitcase another uniformed and seemingly armed man passes him over precipitately. At the same time the man is grasping the suitcase with his right hand, he stretches his left arm seemingly interrupting a man in his walk towards the opposite direction. The latter stops, gazes at the man and reads then something the other man appears to have left in his hand, then just turns around, put his hands in his pockets, takes a few steps, turns around again observing how the other man with the red suitcase walks away. He then looks somewhat hesitant which direction to take, or what to do or who knows whichever role he may be playing out.
 
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hesperides said:
See the man who is picking up the red suitcase another uniformed and seemingly armed man passes him over precipitately. At the same time the man is grasping the suitcase with his right hand, he stretches his left arm seemingly interrupting a man in his walk towards the opposite direction. The latter stops, gazes at the man and reads then something the other man appears to have left in his hand, then just turns around, put his hands in his pockets, takes a few steps, turns around again observing how the other man with the red suitcase walks away. He then looks somewhat hesitant which direction to take, or what to do or who knows whichever role he may be playing out.

Looks to me more like the guy who stretches out his arm is trying to stop the other guy going any further forward. What that second person then looks down at is his phone (you can see headphone wires coming from it).

The guy who was running with the case doesn’t look armed to to me at all, he pulls a phone from his pocket as he runs back towards the camera, it’s not a gun. He looks like a hotel employee. My guess would be that he’s taken the red case (emergency kit) form his place of work.
 
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Why is it that these terrorists never manage to target the authorities they claim to be against? Like army bases, government buildings, police stations, etc? Why is it mostly TRAVEL nexus points and the result is lockdowns on the movement of civilians? Basically, the removing of the basic freedom of movement?
 
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Why is it that these terrorists never manage to target the authorities they claim to be against? Like army bases, government buildings, police stations, etc? Why is it mostly TRAVEL nexus points and the result is lockdowns on the movement of civilians? Basically, the removing of the basic freedom of movement?

It certainly looks like 'lockdown' and restrictions of movement of civilians will become more common, as the fear is ramped up yet another notch.

For the first time in the country’s history, Belgium raises the terror threat to the highest "fourth" level, the country's prime minister said. Borders with France and Netherlands have reportedly also been closed.

“The whole country is now on the highest alert, at Level 4,” PM Charles Michel said.

This means that borders may be closed, transport systems could be shut down, and schools and other public facilities could also be closed.

Some reports are out that the border has already been sealed off.

https://www.rt.com/news/336595-belgium-highest-terror-alert/

It looks like a well coordinated Gladio-like 'terror' attack, perhaps sending a message to all European leaders to 'tow the line' - or else!


Recently the United States asked Belgium to expand its military activities against IS in Syria when it resumes bombing missions in July.

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/Flanders-US-asks-Belgium-to-bomb-IS-in-Syria_603809.html

There also seems to be an increasing mood among German business leaders to end economic sanctions against Russia too.

http://www.sott.net/article/314973-German-businesses-call-to-end-Russian-sanctions-after-18-billion-decrease-in-exports-to-Russia
 
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Oh yes Alada, your interpretation looks very much appropriate.

Reviewing the scene, no doubt it is a cell phone. Then, the only person going towards the bombing direction is this man who may simply have received an advice from the other man to turn around. The other observations about SOS meds and hotel guy also may paint much better what really happened.

The glitch of Matrix may mainly have happened through my mind then! :huh:
 
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I thought it was a few days ago that this was trending on Facebook - the date for this particular article says yesterday but i'm sure it was trending a few days before, i may be mistaken:
London braced for 'ten simultaneous terror attacks' in wake of Paris atrocities
Police and SAS troops reportedly warned to prepare for multiple terror strikes on capital in escalation of anti-terror efforts following Paris attacks
9:21AM GMT 21 Mar 2016
Excerpts:A Government minister familiar with the proposals told the Sunday Times: "We used to plan for three simultaneous attacks but Paris has shown that you need to be ready for more than that. We are ready if someone tries with seven, eight, nine, ten."

But Interpol has urged countries to be vigilant with their border controls, warning his capture may encourage any of his accomplices still at large to try to flee Europe.

"It is now vital that countries continue to co-operate and make thorough checks against the information available to them to avoid suspects slipping through the net."

French president Francois Hollande has warned there will be more arrests as authorities work to dismantle the network behind the attacks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/12199959/London-braced-for-ten-simultaneous-terror-attacks-in-wake-of-Paris-atrocities.html

Also hot on the heels of 'Europe’s largest 'disaster' simulation' a few weeks ago (Sott ran the article i think):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/12177367/Tower-block-collapses-into-underground-station-in-Europes-biggest-disaster-training-exercise.html said:
Tower block 'collapses into underground station' in Europe's biggest disaster training exercise
Emergency crews and more than 70 other organisations are taking part in the four-day exercise to test contingency planning

By Victoria Ward, video source ITN

3:09PM GMT 29 Feb 2016

A building has "collapsed" into a busy London underground station as part of the biggest disaster training exercise ever seen in Europe.

Exercise Unified Response, coordinated by the London Fire Brigade, simulated a tower block collapsing into Waterloo station to prepare specialist emergency crews for a large-scale operation with mass casualties.

An actor has make-up applied for the Unified Response training exercise at Littlebrook Power Station Photo: PA

The four-day exercise, which started on Monday, is designed to test the contingency planning of more than 70 organisations, from mortuaries to the Government’s Cobra committee, local councils and search and rescue teams.

"When disaster strikes families need to be confident that the authorities are doing everything they can to identify their loved ones in a dignified and respectful way."
Chief Constable Debbie Simpson

It is being staged at a disused power station near the Dartford Crossing as well as at four separate venues in central and south east London.

The drill, which is costing £770,000 and is funded by the European Union, involves eight real tube carriages, tons of rubble and more than 2,000 volunteers playing casualties, bystanders and worried relatives.

One carriage is buried so deep in the rubble that emergency crews will not immediately see it.
 
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And why these guys attack always places that are well checked with many cameras, police, dogs, etc like an AIRPORT? Or near government buildings with cameras everywhere? Because this city, specially this city, being the capital of the world, is well well checked.
 
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The head of the Ukrainian Security Service, Vasily Gritsak, has publicly suggested that the Brussels attacks were carried out by Russia as part of its "hybrid war against the West."

Russian PM Medvedev has denounced him as a 'halfwit', and his comments won't be taken seriously in Western Europe, but it's interesting how the psychopathic mind cannot help but reveal the likely rationale for the attacks by the real perps: 'striking at the heart of Europe' in order to 'keep it on side'.
 
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Now they have another perfect excuse to remove our basic movement freedom and that`s mean more strict controls if you want to take an airplane.Basically more chaos an fear...Orwellian State is already here...
 
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It's weird to look at these 'terror attacks' and to say to yourself: "They're killing us." And 'they' not meaning 'some random terrorists'.

That sense that if you happen to be the 'wrong place at the wrong time'... you'll be killed with no more emotion than that of someone heedlessly stepping on ants.
 
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itellsya said:
I thought it was a few days ago that this was trending on Facebook - the date for this particular article says yesterday but i'm sure it was trending a few days before, i may be mistaken:
London braced for 'ten simultaneous terror attacks' in wake of Paris atrocities
Police and SAS troops reportedly warned to prepare for multiple terror strikes on capital in escalation of anti-terror efforts following Paris attacks
9:21AM GMT 21 Mar 2016
Excerpts:A Government minister familiar with the proposals told the Sunday Times: "We used to plan for three simultaneous attacks but Paris has shown that you need to be ready for more than that. We are ready if someone tries with seven, eight, nine, ten."

But Interpol has urged countries to be vigilant with their border controls, warning his capture may encourage any of his accomplices still at large to try to flee Europe.

"It is now vital that countries continue to co-operate and make thorough checks against the information available to them to avoid suspects slipping through the net."

French president Francois Hollande has warned there will be more arrests as authorities work to dismantle the network behind the attacks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/12199959/London-braced-for-ten-simultaneous-terror-attacks-in-wake-of-Paris-atrocities.html

Also hot on the heels of 'Europe’s largest 'disaster' simulation' a few weeks ago (Sott ran the article i think):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/12177367/Tower-block-collapses-into-underground-station-in-Europes-biggest-disaster-training-exercise.html said:
Tower block 'collapses into underground station' in Europe's biggest disaster training exercise
Emergency crews and more than 70 other organisations are taking part in the four-day exercise to test contingency planning

By Victoria Ward, video source ITN

3:09PM GMT 29 Feb 2016

A building has "collapsed" into a busy London underground station as part of the biggest disaster training exercise ever seen in Europe.

Exercise Unified Response, coordinated by the London Fire Brigade, simulated a tower block collapsing into Waterloo station to prepare specialist emergency crews for a large-scale operation with mass casualties.

An actor has make-up applied for the Unified Response training exercise at Littlebrook Power Station Photo: PA

The four-day exercise, which started on Monday, is designed to test the contingency planning of more than 70 organisations, from mortuaries to the Government’s Cobra committee, local councils and search and rescue teams.

"When disaster strikes families need to be confident that the authorities are doing everything they can to identify their loved ones in a dignified and respectful way."
Chief Constable Debbie Simpson

It is being staged at a disused power station near the Dartford Crossing as well as at four separate venues in central and south east London.

The drill, which is costing £770,000 and is funded by the European Union, involves eight real tube carriages, tons of rubble and more than 2,000 volunteers playing casualties, bystanders and worried relatives.

One carriage is buried so deep in the rubble that emergency crews will not immediately see it.

I had this very article in mind when I first learned about the events in Brussels, how they always seem to "coincide" with a form of training or drills for emergency situations.
 
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Just read on Sott, Thorbiorn has left a comment saying that Erdogan after the Ankara latest Special Op Terror attack, mentioned Brussels as one of the possible targets of the "terrorists". What a coincidence. Anyway, on Sputnik i've read that they found a third bomb in the airport that didn't explode.
 
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A little update from Sputnik, according to it.sputniknews.com there are suspected 3 belorussians(of muslim origin), also inside the airport there was found a kalashnikov rifle:

http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160322/1036740094/brussels-attacks-aiport-blasts.html said:
A Kalashinkov automatic rifle has been recovered inside a Brussels Airport departure hall where two blasts took the lives of up to 28 people, the Belgian RTBF broadcaster reported Tuesday.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The official death toll in the northeastern Brussels municipality of Zaventem stands at 15 people.

#inBELS | Schade in vertrekhal, brandweermanen en hulpverleners in #Brussel Airport (Zaventem) [pic@:@timmetje23] pic.twitter.com/7H6p1jV3aD
— roeland roovers (@r0eland) 22 March 2016

​Witnesses reported hearing Arabic shouting and shots fired ahead of the deadly blasts, one of which the Belgian federal prosecutor said was "possibly" a suicide attack.



RT's latest updates:
https://www.rt.com/news/336527-brussels-airport-terror-bombing/ said:
13:44 GMT

Belgian bomb squad DOVO has performed a controlled explosion at the premises of the Vrije University in Brussels, after a suspicious object was found at the campus, the university tweeted. The unidentified object was blown as a precaution measure. All students and staff were evacuated.

UPDATE: The explosion you just heard was a controlled initiated explosion by the bomb squad.
— VUB (@VUBrussel) March 22, 2016

13:40 GMT

Police are searching for a bomb at the Saint Pierre hospital in Brussels, Belga reported.

13:38 GMT

At least 20 people were killed in the metro station explosion, the mayor of Brussels said at a news conference.

"There are some 20 people dead and 106 people injured. Seventeen people are severely injured," Yvan Mayeur said.

And it seem the EU member countries, amid Brussels bomb attacks have increased security measures at airports, at the borders, and other important locations, NY city has also increased the security measures, so yes, Laura was right on the money with her comment:

Laura said:
Why is it that these terrorists never manage to target the authorities they claim to be against? Like army bases, government buildings, police stations, etc? Why is it mostly TRAVEL nexus points and the result is lockdowns on the movement of civilians? Basically, the removing of the basic freedom of movement?
 
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Niall said:
The head of the Ukrainian Security Service, Vasily Gritsak, has publicly suggested that the Brussels attacks were carried out by Russia as part of its "hybrid war against the West."

Russian PM Medvedev has denounced him as a 'halfwit', and his comments won't be taken seriously in Western Europe, but it's interesting how the psychopathic mind cannot help but reveal the likely rationale for the attacks by the real perps: 'striking at the heart of Europe' in order to 'keep it on side'.

Gritsak looks even worse than a halfwit, considering Daesh has now claimed responsibility and the insertion of a claim that, "​Salah Abdeslam, the mastermind behind the November Paris Attacks, arrested in Belgium" might have anything to do with the reasons for the Brussels attacks, is only acting as a diversion away from the main culprit, which I suspect includes Erdogan? I sense, Erdogan is behind the planning of this Brussels attack, including the incident that happened in Ankara about two weeks ago? It might help boost Turkey's EU membership application - to help accelerate negotiations for Turkey's entry into the EU?


Daesh Claims Responsibility for Brussels Attacks
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160322/1036738411/daesh-resposibility-brussels-attacks.html

Islamic jihadists have claimed responsibility for the deadly Brussels attack.


Belgian Police Discover Undetonated Suicide Belt at Brussels Airport
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160322/1036746082/brussels-airport-unexploded-belt.html


EU-Turkey Deal 'Lays Foundation for Conflict Where Europe Will Be Victim'
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160322/1036736482/europe-erdogan-deal-folly-analysis.html

Last week, European countries announced that they had reached an agreement with the Turkish government aimed at slowing the influx of refugees. For his part, French political analyst Thierry Meyssan suggests that in making this deal, Europeans "are preparing the foundations for a vast confrontation of which they will themselves be the victims."

On Friday, the heads of 28 EU states announced that they had reached an agreement with Ankara on 'irregular migrants' arriving in Greece, who would be returned to Turkey and swapped on a one-for-one basis for documented Syrian refugees, who would be admitted into EU member states.

In addition to financial aid and promises to review Turkey's EU membership application, the deal included the controversial step of offering visa-free access to the EU for Turkish citizens, which would allow them 90 days' freedom of movement in Europe, something critics have warned member states would be unable to control.

Perhaps among the most outspoken independent critics of the deal is independent French political analyst Thierry Meyssan who, in his recent article for the Voltaire Network, suggested that by signing the agreement, EU leaders have effectively "taken a step further in their pact with the devil."

For starters, Meyssan warned, "a large part of the 3 billion Euros annually allotted to Ankara will serve to finance support for the jihadists, and as a result will increase the number of migrants who are fleeing the war" in Syria.

Moreover, the analyst added, "by repealing the visa regulations with Turkey in the next few months, the Europeans are establishing free circulation between the Al-Qaeda camps in Turkey and Brussels."

Ultimately, Meyssan suggests, "by crushing the Iraqi and Syrian people under the pressure of the jihadists whom they are indirectly financing, and abandoning the Turkish people to the dictatorship of President Erdogan, [Europe is] preparing the foundations for a vast confrontation of which they will themselves be the victims."

EU Makes a Deal - Meyssan notes that amidst this background European governments, "panicked by the reaction of their populations against the massive entry of migrants, "attempted to work out "a procedure which would leave Turkey to solve their problems for them." Brussels agreed to "pay 3 billion euros annually to Turkey to help it deal with its obligations, but with no structure for verifying the use of this funding," to end visa requirements for Turkish nationals, and to accelerate negotiations for Turkey's entry into the EU.

"In other words, blinded by the recent electoral defeat of Angela Merkel, the European leaders have settled for applying a temporary solution to slow the flux of migrants, but without seeking to resolve the origin of the problem, and without taking into account the infiltration of jihadists among the refugees."

'Munich Precedent' Having laid out President Erdogan's ideological roots, and the lengths his governments has proved willing to go through to strengthen their hold over Turkey, Meyssan suggested that European leaders' behavior in connection with the migrant crisis is now all too reminiscent of the Munich Agreement of 1938, which allowed Nazi Germany to annex portions of Czechoslovakia, strengthening Adolf Hitler and ultimately leading Europe down the path to the Second World War.

"Now, under our very eyes, the same errors are being repeated. The European elites consider the Syrian Republic to be an adversary – either they are defending the colonial point of view of Israel, or they hope to recolonize the Levant themselves and appropriate the gigantic and still unexploited reserves of gas."

"They therefore supported the secret operation by the United States for 'regime change' and pretended to believe the fable of the 'Arab Spring'. After nearly five years of proxy war, noting that President Bashar al-Assad is still there despite the fact that his resignation has been announced a thousand times, the Europeans have decided to finance – to the tune of 3 billion euros per year – Turkish support for the jihadists, [and to] allow them victory and the end to the migrations."

As in the case of Munich, Meyssan argues, Europe will "realize, too late, that by repealing the visa regulations for Turkish citizens, they have authorized the free circulations to Brussels from the Al-Qaeda camps in Turkey."

"The comparison with the end of the 1930s is all the more pertinent since during the Munich agreements, the Nazi Reich had already annexed Austria without provoking any particular reaction from the other European states. Today, Turkey already occupies the northeast of a member state of the European Union (Cyprus), and a strip a few kilometers wide in Syria, which it administers via a specially nominated wali ('prefect')."

In other words, "not only does the European let that pass, but by its attitude, encourages Ankara to pursue its annexations with no regard for international law."

Ultimately, Meyssan warns, "in 1938, the European elites believed in the friendship of Chancellor Hitler; today they believe in the friendship of President Erdogan." This line of thinking, he suggests, is not only erroneous – it is dangerous as far as the European continent is concerned.
 
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Alejo said:
itellsya said:

I had this very article in mind when I first learned about the events in Brussels, how they always seem to "coincide" with a form of training or drills for emergency situations.

The other thing that occurred to me, though isn't directly related, was the 3 day air traffic controller strike in France - it caused quite a bit chaos for many flights in and out of France - but i understand it may even effected flights from Spain (a friend had her flight rescheduled). Some news says it was only selectred airports - mainly London - but i know that many more in UK were effected, due to the flights coming from France. Granted, there's been like 50+ strikes since 1990 (according to an article i read) but all the same:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/flights-delayed-cancelled-french-air-traffic-controllers-start-3-day-strike-1550616 said:
Flights delayed and cancelled as French air traffic controllers start 3-day strike

Industrial action being taken by French air traffic controllers is already having a knock-on effect in the UK as flights out of British airports were cancelled on Sunday. [through to today, Tuesday] The strike is planned for the next three days and is taking place against a cap on recruitment and lack of investment in systems used by air traffic controllers.

EasyJet said that 82 of its flights on Sunday had been cancelled, 32 of which had been scheduled to take off from UK airports. Not only flights heading into France are being affected but other that were to fly through French airspace are being rerouted too.

There was same in Italy:
http://www.easyjet.com/en/help/preparing-to-fly/latest-travel-information said:
Italy – General Transport Strike – Friday 18th March
17/03/2016

We have been advised of a General Transport Strike in Italy from midnight on Thursday night, 17th March, to midnight on Friday night, 18th March.

So maybe the choas provided an opening... just speculation of course.
 
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