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We begin with this developing story... Deadly explosions in Brussels have put the
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entire European region on alert. What we know so far: three explosions ripped through a
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Brussels airport and a metro station in the Belgian capital... killing more than 20 people
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and injuring over one-hundred. The suspected terrorist attacks come just
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days after Belgian police arrested one of the men suspected in the fatal Paris terror
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attacks last November. Bruce Harrison has the latest.
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Belgian media have described the explosions at the busy Brussels airport as a suicide
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attack. A witness said he heard shouts in Arabic before
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two blasts struck the airport's crowded departure lounge... killing at least 11 people.
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Another witness escaped the chaos in a bathroom.
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"I just went to the toilet, and then after five minutes I heard an explosion and all
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the ceilings is going down. And then I just go under the sink and then the second explosion
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went and everything is black."
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She said she emerged to see people covered in blood.
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Shortly after,... another blast tore through a rush-hour metro train in Brussels... killing
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at least 15. All public transport in the capital has been
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shut down. Terrorism analysts say attackers could have
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been planning the bombings for some time... and may have pushed up the date after the
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capture of Salah Abdeslam... the man Belgian police arrested several days ago in connection
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to last year's terror attacks in Paris.
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"The reconnaissance, the coordination, the preparation for these kind of attacks generally
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takes weeks rather than days. But it may have been that there was an existing plot that
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the attackers were moving towards that has been accelerated in the aftermath of Abdeslam's
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arrest."
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The disruption of economic and infrastructure in Belgium, and other Western and European
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countries are also expected to be significant in the coming days and weeks.
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"Well there's clearly in the next day or two going to be severe travel delays and disruptions
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across Europe. The militants have shown a knowledge of the key targets to hit to cause
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maximum disruption in a country, whether that's to travel, to economies etc."
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European leaders have condemened the attacks... as did leaders around the world, including
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officials in South Korea.
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"South Korean government maintains its position that it cannot accept terror in any reasons,
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strongly condemn today's terror, and express condolences for the victims, their families,
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and the Belgium government."
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Officials said they're working to determine if any Koreans were injured in the attacks...
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and encouraged all those abroad to be careful in that region.
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ANCHOR TAG Of course this story developing as we speak...
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and Arirang News will keep you updated throughout the night.