Prosecutors say the Brussels attackers were originally targeting Paris in a second wave of attacks.Video provided by Newsy Newslook
A file picture dated 10 November 2015 shows Belgian Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant at a hearing by the Belgian Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.(Photo: LAURENT DUBRULE, EPA)
LONDON — Belgian Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant has resigned after a European Union report criticized Belgian airport security.
Meanwhile, police in England said that five people from the central city of Birmingham were arrested on suspicion of being “concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.”
Three men and a woman were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday night and a man was arrested at Gatwick Airport, near London, early Friday, the West Midlands police force said in a statement.
Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, of West Midlands Police, said the arrests were part of an “extensive investigation” by the British security officials and international partners including Belgian and French authorities, “to address any associated threat to the U.K. following the attacks in Europe.”
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONBrussels bombers originally planned more attacks in Paris | 00:56
Prosecutors say the Brussels attackers were originally targeting Paris in a second wave of attacks.Video provided by Newsy Newslook
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATION‘Man in hat’ among several Brussels bombing suspects arrested | 00:45
Authorities have arrested several suspects in the Brussels bombings, including one of the wanted men seen in airport surveillance footage.Video provided by Newsy Newslook
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Representatives of Belgium’s Muslim communities gathered outside Maelbeek Metro station on Saturday to pay their respects to those killed in an attack at the station last month. (April 9) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: Police Continue Raid Operations in Brussels | 01:27
A police operation was under way on Saturday in the Brussels district of Etterbeek after Belgian officials confirmed a sixth arrest over suspected links to the March 22 Brussels bombings. Five others were arrested on Friday. (April 9) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONBelgian police arrest 6th suspect in attacks | 00:25
Belgium’s justice minister Koen Geens said Belgian authorities arrested a sixth person late on Friday in connection with the suicide attacks in Brussels. Wochit
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: New Images of Brussels Airport Suspect | 01:07
Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has released new video and surveillance photographs of a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly Brussels airport attack. (April 7) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONBrussels attacker’s escape route traced by Belgian police | 02:09
Belgian Federal police released this video showing what they believe is the escape route of one of the terrorists involved in the attack on the Brussels airport. Video by Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONBrussels death toll revised to 32 | 00:37
Belgian authorities have lowered the death toll from last week’s Brussels suicide attacks to 32 victims after “thorough verification,” a day after they had raised the number of dead to 35. Video provided by AFP Newslook
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Justin and Stephanie Shults moved to Belgium a few years after getting married. They loved exploring new cities together. VPC
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONParents of Belgium survivor thankful for support | 01:10
The parents of a U.S. teen injured in the Brussels attacks said Friday they are thankful for the support they have received from around the world. (March 25) AP
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Americans were among those killed in the Brussels terror attacks, confirmed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who traveled to Belgium to hold counter-terrorism talks with European officials. VPC
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONBrussels Attack Survivor: ‘I Feel Lucky’ | 02:39
Mason Wells, a 19-year-old from Utah, is expected to make a full recovery after surviving the bombing attack at the Brussels airport on Tuesday. (March 25) AP
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Tragedy struck Brussels when bombers targeted Brussels Airport and a city metro station. ISIL is claiming responsibility for the violence. VPC
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While investigators try to piece together the Brussels attack, many questions about the terrorists involved and missing victims still remain unanswered. VPC
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONKerry confirms that Americans died in Brussels attack | 00:46
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed that Americans were among the dead after the terrorist attacks in Belgium. USA TODAY
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: Hundreds Honor Brussels Attack Victims | 01:13
Hundreds of people gathered at Place de La Bourse in central Brussels on Thursday to observe a minute of silence for the victims of attacks that hit the city two days ago. (March 24) AP
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Two volunteers from Ohio have returned home after being in the Brussels airport when two bombs exploded, killing at least 30 people and injuring scores. (March 24) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: EU Lawmakers Pay Respects In Belgium | 00:55
Lawmakers and the King and Queen of Belgium held a minute of silence on Wednesday for the victims of the Brussels attacks that claimed 34 lives and injured dozens on Tuesday. Officials also laid a wreath at the Maelbeek metro station. (March 23) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONISIL claims responsibility for deadly explosions in Brussels | 01:40
The multiple explosions have killed at least 34 people at an airport and a subway station in Brussels.Video provided by Newsy Newslook
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONManhunt Underway For Brussels Bombing Suspect | 01:41
Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured with two apparent suicide bombers, a day after 34 people were killed, including three suicide bombers, and more than 200 wounded in attacks at the Brussels airport and subway. (March 23) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATION3 Mormon missionaries from Utah hurt in Brussels attacks | 01:03
Three Mormon missionaries from Utah were injured during the explosions at Brussels’ international airport. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONU.S. cities step up security after Belgium attacks | 01:54
US Cities ramped up security at airports, transit systems and landmarks across the country Tuesday following the deadly terror attacks in Brussels. Still, officials assured Americans they knew of no specific or credible threats. (March 22) AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONObama: We ‘stand in solidarity’ with people of Belgium | 00:48
President Barack Obama commented on the Brussels terror attacks before addressing the people of Cuba in Havana. He said the world needs to unite to fight violence and terrorism. USA TODAY
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONFear, panic as people escape from Brussels attacks | 01:21
Dramatic raw videos show people fleeing from Brussels airport and a metro station after several deadly explosions rocked the city. USA TODAY
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: Brussels airport damaged after attacks | 00:51
Attackers detonated bombs at the airport and on a metro train beneath the European Union’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens. AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONFrance to deploy 1,600 extra police after Brussels attacks | 01:05
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve Tuesday said Paris was deploying 1,600 additional police to border crossings and air, sea and rail infrastructure after the Brussels attacks which killed at least 21 people. Newslook
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: Inside Brussels airport and subway attacks | 02:34
Video of passengers trapped inside the Brussels airport and inside the underground transport system in immediate aftermath of two explosions at the airport and one in the metro system. AP
TERROR ATTACKS ROCK BRUSSELS AIRPORT, METRO STATIONRaw: Inside Belgium airport after attack | 02:09
The immediate aftermath of the explosion at the departure terminal at Brussels’ Zavantem airport was caught on camera on Tuesday. AP
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Report: Brussels attack targeted travelers to U.S., Russia, Israel
Galant’s resignation came after a European Union report was leaked in the wake of the terror attacks at Brussels Airport and at a metro station that killed 32 people in the nation’s capital on March 22. Sixteen of the dead were killed at the airport.
The confidential EU report from April 2015, which was was made public by two Belgian opposition parties, said there were serious deficiencies in the way safety checks are managed at Belgian airports. They included a failure to keep parts of Belgium’s national civil aviation security program up to date, such as regarding the use of explosive-detecting dogs, the Financial Times reported.
Prime Minister Charles Michel told reporters Friday that Galant “presented her resignation to the King and the King accepted it.” Galant had said she had not seen the report, but Michel said “a summary of this report was discussed and sent to the minister’s cabinet in June 2015,” the Associated Press reported. Michel said he would name a replacement for Galant as soon as possible.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Brussels attacks, as well as the attacks in Paris in November that killed 130 people.
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