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Belgium calls three days of national mourning after attacks

Published: 22 Mar 2016 - 06:15 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 01:11 am
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A placard reads share your love next to flowers and candles laid on the ground following attacks in Brussels on March 22, 2016. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD


Brussels: Belgium will hold three days of national mourning in the wake of the deadly attacks in the capital Brussels that killed around 35 people.

"All national flags on public buildings will be at half-mast through Thursday," Frederic Cauderlier, spokesman for Belgian premier Charles Michel, told AFP.

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