It was to offer his solidarity that francois this hour. Lephoned further cooperation is the hollande hasable spoken to the belgian people were directly earlier in the da accept that kind of increased security or not . On severalds factors. You alwaysave the debate between the traditional Airport Security and the one that is used in israeli airports, is much heightened. But moreover, the problem that you will face is the flow of people, hundreds and thousands of people every day that you twice, and a once, third time before they board a plane. Yeah, if it has to be done, it has to be done, sure, but how practical is it going to be, and how much is doable . That is something that is well beyond my pay grade. It has been just a few hours before the airports came under attack. Im not sure exactly where you are in brussels. Could you tell us perhaps what the atmosphere is like . Is their security in many different parts of the city or just around the airport in the Maelbeek Metro station . As far as the atmosphere, there is no atmosphere anymore. To be precise, people are just and i think they try their best to follow the instructions of the authorities. As for the deployment of police, it is very intense in all of brussels. Brussels has a lot of potential unions, with the european authorities, with nato, with embassies, stuff like that. Heightened security, clearly you units, andy, k9 that is about it. The attack at the airport was absolutely horrifying, but i people, whatmagine people in that metro station went through. We really appreciate you taking the time to big to us, considering what you have been through. Thank you very much indeed. Now just a quick recap, if you are just joining us, a special edition here on france 24, on the terror attacks in brussels this tuesday. There were two attacks at brussels airport, one probably a suicide bombing. That is what the authorities are saying. We are now getting a death toll for the attack at the airport and the one at the metro station. The combined death toll is at least 26 dead. For more on the situation in brussels, i am joined by eve irvine. If we could just talk a little bit more about what alexander was saying, just one hour after that attack, the Maelbeek Metro was hit. That is for a close to the of the european commission. It could not have struck much closer. That Maelbeek Metro station really opens close to the european council. It is in the heart of the city. Work at of people who the institutions have been affected directly, either injured or killed in that attack. European commissioners just across from the metro station, they have been in lockdown ever since. They are not allowed to leave the building. Clearly security is very high. Is it the eution, that is being attacked jacket we just heard from french president francois hollande, who said this attack has really hit brussels, but really it is the whole of europe that have been targeted, has been hit. The new reality in the European Union is that we are at war. The lasteen throughout number of months and years with fluid travel across our borders, all of them tieback to a certain neighborhood in the belgian capital, we have seen from the attack on a Jewish Museum back in 2014. We had afforded attack on the train that connect brussels to paris, and now an attack in the city center in brussels. Brussels is under a complete lockdown. All train stations are closed, the main airport has been shut down. Security along the border has been stepped up, and not just in belgium, but in france, the dutch security, and they are sending more people to the border area, as is germany. Alert,dy is on high wondering what europe can do to preempt these kind of plants. This one, they could almost see it coming in a way. After the paris attacks, they talked about sharing intelligence a lot more and earlier. Interior mr. Mentions the the interior minister mentioned the records. I have no doubt that this plan will be on the table. It has been harshly criticized, and that is what has been blocking it by a number of leaders who say weight a minute, the passenger record, record as much detail about it as possible. The seat we sit in, the food we eat on the plan, but also credit card details, travel patterns. The security agencies said that would show them trends of certain people, links between certain people traveling, and it could help them see rings of people forming. Wait aother hand, minute, we already knew the paris attackers. All had criminal records. There were even criminal there were Even International arrest records. At one point one of them was not even checked and was allowed to go through at the border. The real question is the sharing of information from authorities. And after the paris attacks, we had the leader of counterterrorism in europe saying that this was clearly a problem. Belgium, the at brussels capital is 1. 2 million people. Six Different Police departments, nine different mayors. There areider so many layers, and so much information has to be shared. Eve. Ank you very much, we do not have very much information coming in yet. We are hearing that the latest death toll is at least 26 People Killed in the terrorist attacks in brussels. A short while ago, a spokesperson for the british prime minister, david cameron, said at least one British National is amongst those injured in the blast. We expect there to be a number of foreign casualties, simply because one of the places targeted was the airport, the departures area of brussels airport. Lets take a look at a report, giving us an update on what happened in brussels today. Fear and panic as people abandon their luggage and are trying to escape through the smoke. At checkin area for luggage belgiums international airport. The building has now been evacuated. After two explosions tore through the departures hall after 8 00 on tuesday morning. Belgian police are reporting several deaths as well as numerous injuries. Authorities have confirmed it was a suicide attack. I heard a man shouting just behind the counter of the bank. He was speaking in arabic. When he finished speaking, i saw inn normas explosion normal i saw this in normas explosion i saw this enormous explosion. I hid under the counter where i was working. We were in the elevator, going do for takg the trn. I hearan exploon, the first bomb elevator,e out of the from that moment the second bomb open, glassw doors coming down, and then smoke and everything. Some passengers were led onto the tarmac for fear that other bombs remained inside the terminal. Flights and two and flights to and from the airport were canceled tuesday morning. Located on the outskirts of the the zaventemrt, airport is one of the biggest tubs. Salah abdeslam was arrested. Investigators have concluded that the paris attacks were largely plan from belgium and that terrorist cells have gone undetected for years. That is it for me for now. My colleague will be taking over in a few minutes time. Do not go away. Dbb announcer this is a production of China Central television america. Mike the American Civil Rights movement was a turning point in history, but its legacy is still being realized today. This week on full frame well meet some of the people at the forefront of the modern civil rights movement. Im mike walter in los angeles. Lets take it full frame. He was born Lonnie Rashid lynn,