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Attacks in Brussels: What We Know So Far

Dozens are dead in blasts at the city’s airport and a metro station, according to the latest reports.
A soldier stands near broken windows after explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016.
A soldier stands near broken windows after explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

2.30pm.: Raids on an address in the North Brussels neighbourhood of Schaerbeek have uncovered a detonating device containing nails and an Islamic State flag, according to fresh reports from the Belgian Prosecutor’s Office.

1.02 pm.: Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist has confirmed that a third bomb was discovered at the airport, but was neutralised by police.