Traffic is closed into brussels and the National Security alert level has been raised to its highest possible level. Here in france, the eiffel tower the belgianed in National Colors this tuesday, a silent gathering. Hall, atcity pariss city hall, french president Francois Hollande is pledging to stand by belgium. Thank you very much for being with us. I am catherine nicholson. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for almost simultaneous attacks in brussels that killed at least 30 people and wounded well over 200 striking inasts quick succession this morning. The first two bombs detonated at 8 00aventem airport around a. M. An hour later, another bomb exploded at the Maelbeek Metro station and left a further 20 people dead. We have footage on the screen of the aftermath at the airport. Three days of National Mourning have been declared in belgium, and investigations are obviously underway. Investigators believe at least three men were involved in the attack on the airport
A Belgian court on Tuesday (July 25) convicted six men of murder and two others of terrorism charges for the 2016 bombings in Brussels that killed 35 people, and injured hundreds. The trial revived painful memories for the nearly 1,000 registered to attend. They included those who lost loved ones or were injured and witnesses to the bombings.
Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, already sentenced to life in prison in 2022 in Paris for the attacks on 13 November 2015, were found guilty in Brussels on
By Demion McTair St. Vincent and the Grenadines is co-chairing the 2023 EU-CELAC Summit scheduled for July 17-18 in Brussels, as Pro Tempore President of CELAC. CELAC stands for the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. The conference is bringing together leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean and leaders from Europe to discuss…