Breaking - explosions at Brussels Airport **Mod warning in post 1**

whiskeyman

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Mod

Mods have put so much time into these threads already so I'm going to give a once off warning now.

There will be zero tolerance for any racism, xenophobic comments, etc.

I understand this is an emotive subject and the loss of innocent life is devastating but if you come in here spouting shîte, prepare to be banned.

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Mod

Folks, we've locked enough immigration threads and there are plenty in politics café if that's what you wish to discuss.

This thread is regarding the attacks in Brussels not immigration and though they may be linked I'm asking that and immigration discussion takes place in politics café, thanks. If it continues we'll need to hand out thread bans as locking this thread isn't really an option right now. Please take the above on board

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I wonder if it's terrorism related?
Surely it'd be packed with business travellers at this time.
Just saw the Indo reports the explosions near the American Airlines checkin at Departures.
The pictures don't look good.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/22/brussels-airport-explosions-heard
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35869254

Two explosions have been reported at Zaventem airport in Brussels.
Images on social media from the scene showed smoke rising from one of the terminal buildings. The cause of the explosions is unknown.
Some reports from the scene speak of casualties but this has not been confirmed.
The blasts come four days after the capture in Brussels of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the Paris attacks in November.

Gentleman Off The Pitch

Significant damage to the building visible in this video

https://mobile.twitter.com/Conflicts/status/712178299615780869/video/1

Merkin

Several deal unfortunately according to news on ITV.

GLaDOS

Oh christ

ASOT

11 confirmed dead at the minute.

c montgomery

I wonder which peaceful religion was behind this cowardly act?

weisses

c montgomery wrote: »

I wonder which peaceful religion was behind this cowardly act?

IRA ??

galljga1

Another step towards the abyss. Ba$tdards.

Knex*

I suppose there's no chance of this not being a terrorist attack

c montgomery

weisses wrote: »

IRA ??

Religion Mr Obtuse

galljga1

Knex. wrote: »

I suppose there's no chance of this not being a terrorist attack

Highly unlikely. It would be great if it was not. Still tragic.

Knex*

11 killed, 25 injured apparently.

Reports now that more bombs have been detected.

Knex*

Sky News livestream: eyewitness reports of shots fired, and shouts in Arabic before two explosions.

Samaris

Oh hells.

c montgomery

Knex. wrote: »

Sky News livestream: eyewitness reports of shots fired, and shouts in Arabic before two explosions.

No surprise there.

Hopefully casualties are at a minimum. So cowardly.

pajor

Was listening to the breakfast show of one of the Dutch stations 30 mins ago and the presenter mentioned that there had been 2 explosions in Zaventem. They played a clip from Belgian radio of a woman at the airport who had phoned in. Real fear. Got Belgian TV on now.

When will this sh*t ever end?? :mad::(

lazza14

weisses wrote: »

IRA ??

Good one , well done in taking attention away from who did this, we all know who did this and what a world we live in where we can't say so without being labelled a "racist" or worse a xxxx-phobe.


Those leftist nutcase apologists for radicalism once AGAIN - have blood on their hands.

Samaris

lazza14 wrote: »

Good one , well done in taking attention away from who did this, we all know who did this and what a world we live in where we can't say so without being labelled a "racist" or worse a xxxx-phobe.


Those leftist nutcase apologists for radicalism once AGAIN - have blood on their hands.

Oh...shut up. Honest to god, there's people who will snatch a tragedy -as it is unfolding- to have a go. Yes, we are all aware of the existence of Islamic terrorists. Anyone who has been awake for the past decade is aware of.

ebbsy

Trump was right.

galljga1

How these cowardly sh1ts can do this is beyond me.
All in the name of Allah(SWT) and Muhammad(PBUH). Such bullsh1t.

NIMAN

Religion doesn't kill people, its nutters and terrorists that do.

inforfun

Belgium press agency Belga reports:

First shots fired
Then arabic shouting followed by 2 explosions

Also read more bombs have been found

Sky live feed

The_Valeyard

The eye witness on Sky news saying it went off next to a flight boarding for Dublin.

Looks like a lot of damage done to the front of the terminal.

Edit: main blast was next to American Airlines check in desk.

c montgomery

The_Valeyard wrote: »

The eye witness on Sky news saying it went off next to a flight boarding for Dublin.

Looks like a lot of damage done to the front of the terminal.

****!

maggiepip

NIMAN wrote: »

Religion doesn't kill people, its nutters and terrorists that do.

It does when you go by the book.

pajor

inforfun wrote: »

Belgium press agency Belga reports:

First shots fired
Then arabic shouting followed by 2 explosions

Also read more bombs have been found

Sky live feed

Police telling VRT cameras to move further away as it's not safe for them.

c montgomery

NIMAN wrote: »

Religion doesn't kill people, its nutters and terrorists that do.

Extreme islam grooms and facilitates this madness.

Turtle_

NIMAN wrote: »

Religion doesn't kill people, its nutters and terrorists that do.

You sound like those NRA school shooting apologists claiming guns don't kill people.

As with guns, religion kills people when it is in irresponsible hands

Knex*

Personally, I don't think the issue lies solely at the door of migrants, or Muslims. For the most part, these terrorist attacks are orchestrated by second or third generation Europeans, born and raised in Belgium or France, with zero sense of belonging, and totally disillusioned with it all.

I read only yesterday how Brussels averaged 15 people a month leaving the country to go join ISIS in Syria, over the last few years. This number they claimed was thankfully down now to 5.

But this is what ISIS plays on in its recruitment drive, and I fear that the more we turn away migrants and Muslims alike, (and watch how quickly Belgium disregard their rights after this), I fear the more we play into ISIS's hands.

I genuinely do not know how we can resolve this. For the most part, we can't even identify exactly who it is we're fighting.

Christy42

Thoughts go out to the victims and their families. Just horrific.

Hopefully anyone responsible is caught and locked up. They want death but I would prefer them alive to witness the eventual fall of ISIL. I want them to know the cause they were willing to die for is a failure and will be a regrettable footnote in history.

galljga1

It did not take the false flag nutjobs long to jump on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpFEtvjjA6U

The Backwards Man

Samaris wrote: »

Oh...shut up. Honest to god, there's people who will snatch a tragedy -as it is unfolding- to have a go. Yes, we are all aware of the existence of Islamic terrorists. Anyone who has been awake for the past decade is aware of.

You always find them in threads and comment sections like this, I'm convinced they are actually secretly delighted that bombings, killings, and maimimgs happen so they can have a rant about 'the left', the left being anyone who doesn't share their pathetically blinkered hate fuelled view of the world.

cowboyBuilder

NIMAN wrote: »

Religion doesn't kill people, its nutters and terrorists that do.

And why does this one religion have so much more nutters then any other ?

cowboyBuilder

The Backwards Man wrote: »

You always find them in threads and comment sections like this, I'm convinced they are actually secretly delighted that bombings, killings, and maimimgs happen so they can have a rant about 'the left', the left being anyone who doesn't share their pathetically blinkered hate fuelled view of the world.

Apt username...

deseil

Brussels has been on high alert this week and Im sure security is the tightest it has been and these b@#tards are still able to get in with and detonate explosives!

God love all the people involved just awful!

Samaris

Knex. wrote: »

I genuinely do not know how we can resolve this. For the most part, we can't even identify exactly who it is we're fighting.

That's the core of it and how it goes when you're fighting a guerrilla army of terrorists, unfortunately. To fight anyone that shares a nationality, religion or skin tone as them just means creating more desperate people who will be easy prey to the radicals. To fight just the ones that have shown their hands means the western countries have to remain ever on the defensive and wait for them to show their hands first.

It's the worst sort of bastard war there is, judging by the history books.

dav3

RIP to all those innocent people who lost their lives.

It's quite telling that the first thing the knuckle draggers do is have a go at religion or immigrants before showing their respect.

Really showing yourselves up there boys and girls.

pajor

Reporting now that something has also happened at one of the metro stations in Brussels itself.

Smoke seen.

The_Valeyard

galljga1 wrote: »

It did not take the false flag nutjobs long to jump on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpFEtvjjA6U

Well, he seems to a have a logical, very well thought out argument....


Why do the Jew's always get blamed?

Dirty Dingus McGee

The Backwards Man wrote: »

You always find them in threads and comment sections like this, I'm convinced they are actually secretly delighted that bombings, killings, and maimimgs happen so they can have a rant about 'the left', the left being anyone who doesn't share their pathetically blinkered hate fuelled view of the world.

Complete nonsense post.

What is the point of a thread like this if people can't discuss the possible reasons why these attacks are happening.

I doubt anybody is secretly delighted people are being killed in order to have a rant about someone elses opinions.Only a complete lunatic would think like that.

jon1981

Attacks on western civilization, airports, subways, restaurants...etc. cheapest means of warfare for these to engage in. Scare the western ppl into going out, travelling, tear down free movement within Europe.

This is scary, now I'm thinking will I go on that weekend to London, will I go hols to France like I was planning to? They've already destroyed tourism in turkey, tunisia ...etc.

Everyday another horrendous loss of life replaces the day befores front page loss of life

namloc1980

Pictures on twitter of smoke at Maelbeek metro station in Brussels.

KERSPLAT!

Mod

Mods have put so much time into these threads already so I'm going to give a once off warning now.

There will be zero tolerance for any racism, xenophobic comments, etc.

I understand this is an emotive subject and the loss of innocent life is devastating but if you come in here spouting shîte, prepare to be banned.

IvyTheTerrible

Metro station has been hit, as well as some EU institutions, apparently.
****.

Knex*

namloc1980 wrote: »

Pictures on twitter of smoke at Maelbeek metro station in Brussels.

Jesus. Hopefully we don't see a series of these now.

RobertKK

Yep a 'spectacular' is underway in Brussels.

Let's hope things are got under control as soon as possible.

Straight Edge Punk

This is ridiculous, can nothing be done to rid the world of these animals?

Brindor

Bang Bang

Uriel.

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Metro station has been hit, as well as some EU institutions, apparently.
****.

Maybe the capture of the Paris attacker in the last few days was meant as a distraction to allow the this campaign in Belgium...

Gavlor

dav3 wrote: »

RIP to all those innocent people who lost their lives.

It's quite telling that the first thing the knuckle draggers do is have a go at religion or immigrants before showing their respect.

Really showing yourselves up there boys and girls.

Yet your post is laced with finger pointing.

Oh the irony.

Straight Edge Punk

This is exactly like Paris, distraction tactics before a huge attack. I won't be shocked if there is a massive explosion somewhere later this morning.