Hour. Just after 8 00 local time in brussels this morning there were two explosions at the airport there. One in the curb side check in area. The other inside the departure terminal. The second of those two blasts, were not sure of the order of them but the departure terminal blast sealed to be devastating. A large explosive device that did enormous damage. 13 people confirmed dead. Lots of others have been injured at a very busy time at that airport. 8 00 in the morning. People rushing to catch planes. Other flights arriving in other parts of that airport. People were taken to a tarmac area where they were held for awhile. There had to be an enormous effort made to make sure that the people walking away were passengers and not members of time later attacks in the metro system. Just striking fear in the heart of europe this morning. Lets get to keir simmons following this along with us. We just heard from the Prime Minister of belgium what we feared all along. Yes, indeed, this is a te
To be devastating, a large explosive device that did enor miss damage. Youre looking at some of the images right now. 13 people confirmed dead. Lots of others have been injured at a very busy time at that airport. 8 00 in the morning. People rushing to catch planes. Other flights arriving in other parts of that airport. People were taken, passengers, to a tarmac area where they were held for a while before being allowed to slowly walk away from that airport. There had to be an enormous effort made to be sure that the people walking away from the airport were in fact passengers and not members of the terror group that carried this out. And then just a short time later, attack or attacks in the metro system. Striking fear in the heart of europe this morning. Lets get ride to keir simmons following this. What are you hearing . I know we just heard what we feared, yes, this is a terror attack. Reporter thatri rail stations, the airport, tramses buses all shutting down for fear of a further
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And, u. S. President barack obama is calling on private firms to join forces to find ways to stop cyber attacks. North korean leaders have staged an act of defiance over annual military exercises between the u. S. And south korea. They fired two Ballistic Missiles off their east coast drawing a swift protest from tokyo. Officials in seoul say the shortrange missiles were launched monday morning from the western port city of nampo. They estimate the missiles traveled for about 500 kilometers before landing in the sea of japan. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe instructed his officials to work closely with their counterparts in the u. S. And south korea to gather and analyze information. And he said the launch posed a serious threat to safety at sea and in the sky. Translator the launch is a violation of the japan north korea pyongyang declaration. The joint statement of sixparty talks, and u. N. Security council resolutions. We lodged a strong complaint with north korea right away. Nor
And are hitting the campaign trail. And the u. S. Congress has convened with republicanss controlling both chambers for the first time in eight years. Indonesian searchers say they found the tail of an airasia passenger jet that disappeared with 162 people on board. They say the section could house the crucial black box flight recorders. Translator i can confirm that weve found the tail. Thats been our main target today. The head of the search and rescue agency said searchers located the wreckage off the coast of kalimantan. Divers were able to identify it from letters written on the side. International teams from the u. S. Australia, and japan have been taking part in the operation. Searchers have only recovered 40 bodies so far. Theyve made it a priority to retrieve the tail and the black boxes inside. They hope these voice and flight data recorders will reveal the cause of the crash. Aviation Authorities Say the plane was flying through Stormy Weather when it disappeared on december