Two explosions have been reported in the departures area
of Zaventem airport in Brussels.
The Belgian fire service told local media there were at
least several dead and wounded.
The cause of the explosions is unknown. The airport is
being evacuated and has been closed to flights.
The blasts come four days after the capture in Brussels of
Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the Paris attacks in
November.
Images on social media showed smoke rising from one of
the buildings, amid reports of panic as people fled the
airport.
Rail transport to the facility has been halted and people
have been told not to come to the airport.
Other reports say at least one of the explosions was close
to the American Airlines check-in area but this has not
been confirmed.
The Belgian broadcaster RTBF quoted a witness as saying
there were people injured or unconscious in the departure
area, opposite the Sheraton hotel.
Niels Caignau, a Swissport employee, told Flemish
broadcaster VRT: "I was on a break and heard and felt a
big explosion - we have from here a view over the
departure hall and saw a plume of smoke come out.
"The windows are completely shattered. People went
outside in shock. It doesn't look good."
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