Continues to focus on the missing suspect. Seen here wearing a hat and light colored coat. He was originally thought to be a bomb maker but hes been confirmed as the man on the lee suicide attackers that airport. And in the middle, ibruham and his brother khaled was the suicide attacker on the metro. Bru brussels is the work of the same cell in the paris attacks. And what are you hearing there . Reporter good morning. The investigators are trying to figure out who that third person at the airport was and his face was dark, a dark blue hat with big glasses. Hes still on the loose and of course, war the authorities and the o nevertheless defiant of a new terror attack. And you can see behind me theres some kind of shrine that the people built yesterday. They gather here to improvise some vigil memory of the victims and they drew a lot of messages on the pavement and they were in memory, in solidarity with the victims families and in defiance of the face of terror. There was a big writing
Its also been confirmed that one of the suicide bombers was caught near turkeys border with syria and was deported to the netherlands in 2015. Turkey warned dutch and belgian officials that he was a foreign terrorist fighter. Inexplicable developments there, alice. Thank you so much. The search continues for americans who have not been heard from since the blast. Sasha and alex had just arrived to the airport to check in tuesday for a flight to new york. They were on the phone with family when the connection was cut after the first blood. Justin and Stephanie Schultz of kentucky had just dropped her mother off at the airport in brussels when the bomb went off. The state department is struggling to get as much information as possible to loved ones. Many of the injured went to a broad swath of hospitals and trying to get Accurate Information on the nationalities and the identities of these injured has been tough. As they wait, families are someone can provide some concrete information. N
Isis has claimed responsibility. President obama responded during his trip to cuba. The notion that any political agenda would justify the killing of innocent people like this is something that is beyond the pale. We are going to continue with the over 60 nations that are compounding isil and going to go after them. Amy then in the race for the white house, Hillary Clinton wins big in arizona as sanders takes utah and idaho while trump utah in thekes republican race. All that and more coming up greeting welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Belgium has begun three days of mourning after at least 31 people died and more than 230 others were injured tuesday in bombings targeting the Brussels Airport and a crowded subway station near the headquarters of the European Union. Isis claimed responsibility for the bombings and claimed more would follow. The attacks took place just days after authorities arrested Salah Abdeslam. A massive manhunt
Making . Pulitzer prizewinning journalist and greenwald joins us for the hour to discuss brazil, brussels, and how the attack there is impacting the u. S. President ial race. We cannot throughout everything we know about what works and what doesnt and start torturing people. What donald trump, ted cruz, and others are suggesting is not only wrong, it is dangerous. Safe. L not keep us today, Glenn Greenwald for the hour on Hillary Clinton, donald trurump, brazazil, bruss, and the fbi apple fight over encryption. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In arizona, voters are calling on Maricopa County recorder Helen Purcell to resign, following widespread accusations of Voter Suppression during tuesdays primary election. At multiple polling sites, voters waited in massive lines that topped more thahan five hours. Some sites also ran out of ballots. The voting fiasco comes after Maricopa County, which contains
Mystery man on the right of this photograph, who along with the two on the left, pushed devastating luggage bombs into the airport. It appears that this is the same isistrained terrorist cell that attacked paris in november. Charlie dagata has the latest on the investigation. Reporter a day after twin terror attacks, belgian officials warned the danger isnt over. In the mayhem of the airport bombings, one of the suspects fled and is still on the run. But tonight weve learned that Najim Laachraoui, the terror cells bomb maker, may have been among the suicide bomber killed at the airport. He is thought to be the man on the left. His d. N. A. Was also found on at least one of the suicide vests used during the paris attacks last november. Earlier tohay prosecutors released two more names, Ibrahim El Bakraoui in the middle blew himself up at the airport, whi detonated his explosives on the subway train. Those brothers had criminal histories but werent on the radar of counterterrorism police