Brussels terror attack

Airsoft grenades thrown at Israeli embassy in Belgium

While police have not announced a motive, this is one of many incidents this week against Israeli embassies across the globe.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An ambulance drives near King Baudouin Stadium after the match between Belgium and Sweden was suspended following a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo pay tribute to the victims two days after a gunman shot dead two Swedes, at the place of the shooting in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2023.

EU leaders vow tighter borders, more repatriations after Brussels attack

The European Commission said the bloc's new migration pact would help prevent such situations by allowing swifter deportations of foreigners who are deemed a security threat.

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French special forces evacuate people, including an injured man holding his head, as people gather near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France, November 13, 2015

'Judge me': Paris suspect refuses to answer Belgian court

How the suspect, from a broadly secular background with a history of petty crime, was transformed into an alleged cog within extensive Islamic State cells operating in Belgium and France is unclear.

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A passer-by puts down flowers at the entrance of the Jewish Museum, site of a shooting in central Brussels May 25, 2014.

Brussels Jewish museum opens first exhibition since 2014 massacre

“Belgium, Welcoming Land,” which opened last month, explores the history of immigration to the country.

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Following Brussels attacks, Obama says world must unite to defeat terrorism

"We can and we will defeat those who threaten the safety and security of people all around the world," says US president.

MARCH 22, 2016ByREUTERS
US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Gran Teatro in Havana Cuba March 22, 2016

European Jewish community condemns ‘Islamic fascism and terror’ after Brussels attacks

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) expressed shock and revulsion at the attacks, calling them “shots at the heart of Europe,” which must countered.

MARCH 22, 2016ByJEREMY SHARON
Rescue teams evacuate wounded people outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016 after a blast at this station located near the EU institutions

Lebanon's Hezbollah says Europe burnt by Mideast fire

Turkey and six Gulf Arab states condemned the attacks in Brussels that killed at least 26 people at the airport and aboard a metro train.

MARCH 22, 2016ByREUTERS
Rescue teams evacuate wounded people outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016 after a blast at this station located near the EU institutions