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Brussels attacks

Shock and fear spread in Belgian capital after explosions at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station.

Brussels attacks — A soldier stands near broken windows after explosions at Zaventem airport on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium. [Francois Lenoir/Reuters]

By Al Jazeera Staff

Belgium has raised its terror alert to the highest level after attacks on the Zaventem airport and metro left more than 20 people dead.

Hundreds of additional police were deployed after the explosions and people were ordered to stay where they were.

Brussels attacks — People leave Zaventem airport where two explosions ripped through the departure hall. [Francois Lenoir/Reuters]

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Brussels attacks — People comfort each other after being evacuated from Brussels airport. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP]

Brussels attacks — People leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels, Belgium. [Francois Lenoir [Reuters/Reuters]

Brussels attacks — A baby and man in thermal blankets are driven from the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels. [Francois Lenoir/Reuters]

Brussels attacks — Airport workers embrace as they leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport. [Francois Lenoir/Reuters]

Brussels attacks — Ambulances arrive at Brussels airport after explosions rocked the departure lounge. [Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP]

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Brussels attacks — Explosions rocked the Brussels airport and the subway system on Tuesday, only days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks was arrested in the city, police said. [Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP]

Brussels attacks — A policewoman gestures in front of ambulances at the scene of a blast outside a metro station in Brussels. [Reuters]

Brussels attacks — European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reacts to news of the Belgium blasts during a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. [Muhammad Hamed/Reuters]