Operation that authorities to top suspects, salah abdeslam. Justice and interior ministers from across the 28 nation European Union held an emergency meeting as early as tomorrow to assess the fallout. Isis is claiming responsibility for the blast that killed at least 34 people at the airport and subway station. You are looking at a live picture out of brussels this morning. We sat down with a former u. S. Belgium ambassador, her job was to oversee the u. S. Embassy and serve as a president ial representative to the country. Today she lives in chapel hill and said she was saddened about the attack. She had friends in the town when the news broke. It so happened that the two friends that are here with me visiting live in belgium, and, a woman who worked for the European Union. And she used to take the subway every day to work. So this morning, its difficult for all three of us. Im feeling very, very sad for the people of belgium and also for the people nel. I think we are going through
, the surviving suspect of the airport bombings. It was also announced that the airport in brussels will remain closed not only through today better tomorrow as well. Meanwhile we sat down with former u. S. Ambassador to belgium, brenda schoonover. She served from 1992 to 1996 and was there again in the early part of this century. Her job was to oversee the u. S. Embassy and serve as the president s representative to the country. Today she lives in chapel hill and of course is very saddened about the attacks. She actually had friends in town from belgium when the news broke. It so happened that the two friends that were here with me visiting live in belgium. And, one is unamerican, and one is a woman who worked tassone is american one is american and one is a woman who worked for the European Union and used to take the subway every day to work. For all of us. I am feeling very, very sad for the people of belgium, and also for the people of europe, in general. I think we are going throu
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There are many questions this morning, how the killers so easily entered the airport, smoke filling the area. A mother cowering in fear. The other bomb an hour later and the subway car doors blown out and passengers escaping on the tracks and echoing on the tunnel screams. There are some answers just outside brussels, a raid found a makeshift bomb. Ingredients for explosives, and an isis flag. Nbc news learning that authorities have found additional suitcase bomb. And there is mounting criticism for failing to prevent the attack four months after the paris attack. Four missionaries from utah at the airport and just dropped went off. I saw a big bright yellow light followed by a huge and i was just stunned. Reporter this morning he is wearing the same clothes. He left his bags behind when he the french Prime Minister saying that europe has closed its eyes to the rise of extremism saying they want to destroy our way of life. Back to you. You can keep up with all of the developments in th