Al menos 21 personas han muerto y otras 35 han resultado heridas en las explosiones que afectaron hoy al aeropuerto de Zaventem, en Bruselas, y la estación de metro de Maalbeek, en el centro de la capital europea.
People leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
A police woman gestures in front of ambulances at the scene of a blast outside a metro station in Brussels, in this still image taken from video on March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Reuters TV
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People leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Airport workers embrace as they leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
A baby and man in thermal blankets are driven from the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Emergency personnel at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016, in this handout courtesy of Stephanie V. via Twitter. REUTERS/Stephanie V. via Twitter @Stephanie__VH/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.
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Un soldado se encuentra cerca de las ventanas rotas después de las explosiones en el aeropuerto de Zaventem, cerca de Bruselas, Bélgica, 22 de marzo de 2016. REUTERS / Francois Lenoir
People are seen at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016, in this handout courtesy of Stephanie V. via Twitter. REUTERS/Stephanie V. via Twitter @Stephanie__VH/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY.
Según confirmaron fuentes oficiales a medios belgas, las dos explosiones del aeropuerto provocaron al menos 11 fallecidos y 35 heridos. Inicialmente se informó de que el número de muertos en estas detonaciones había sido de 13.
Por otro lado, el atentado en la estación de metro, ubicada en el barrio donde se encuentran la mayor parte de las sedes de las instituciones europeas, ha dejado al menos diez muertos y un número aún no determinado de heridos.
El fiscal del tribunal de primera instancia de Bruselas ha confirmado que las explosiones en el aeropuerto de Zaventem se han debido a un atentado suicida, según la RTBF, mientras se ignoran las causas del incidente en el metropolitano.
Medios belgas aseguran que las explosiones en el aeródromo ocurrieron sobre las 08.15 horas (07.15 GMT), cuando se produjo una densa humareda que atravesaba los cristales rotos de la terminal, que era abandonada por los viajeros de forma precipitada.
Poco después, otra explosión sacudió la estación de metro de Malbeek, una zona administrativa de la capital europea muy concurrida a esa hora.
Este último atentado provocó que toda la red de transporte público de la capital europa quedara bloqueada. EFE
