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Brothers identified as Brussels suicide attackers: prosecutor

Published: 23 Mar 2016 - 03:28 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 06:21 am
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This combination of handout pictures obtained via Interpol on March 23, 2016 shows Khalid (L) and Ibrahim (R) El Bakraoui, the two Belgian brothers identified as the suicide bombers who struck Brussels on March 22, 2016, as a manhunt for a third assailant in Belgium's bloodiest terror assault gained pace. AFP PHOTO / INTERPOL

Brussels: Belgium's federal prosecutor confirmed on Wednesday that two brothers carried out suicide attacks at Brussels airport and on a metro train that killed 31 people and wounded 270.

Ibrahim El Bakraoui blew himself up in the check-in hall of Zaventem airport while Khalid El Bakraoui attacked a metro train at Maalbeek station near the EU headquarters, Frederic van Leeuw told a news conference.

AFP