Brussels suicide bombings

Viewed as gangsters, Brussels bombers were able to plot unseen

The Bakraoui brothers` evolution from violent criminals to Islamist suicide bombers fits a pattern of time spent in jail for gun crime, followed by dodged parole meetings and missed opportunities to spot their drift into Islamic State`s orbit.

Mar 26, 2016, 15:16 PM IST

Brussels attacker had been on US watch list before Paris attacks: Source

Brahim El Bakraoui, one of the Brussels suicide bombers, was on a U.S. counter-terrorism watch list before the November attacks in Paris and his brother Khalid was put on the list shortly afterward, sources familiar with the matter said.

Mar 26, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

Donald Trump says Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Muslims were not helping to prevent attacks such as those that killed at least 30 people in Belgium, drawing a rebuke from Britain`s government and from Muslim groups in the country.

Mar 23, 2016, 19:28 PM IST

El Bakraoui brothers carried out suicide bombings at Brussels airport, metro: Belgium prosecutor

The first bomb at the airport went off near desk 11 at 0758 (0658 GMT) and the second followed 9 seconds later near desk 2 of the departure hall.

Mar 23, 2016, 19:24 PM IST

EU expresses solidarity with Brussels after deadly bombings; security tightened at airports, train stations

Authorities in Europe have tightened security at airports, on subways, at the borders and on city streets after deadly attacks today on the Brussels airport and its subway system.

Mar 22, 2016, 17:58 PM IST

The whole of Europe has been hit: Hollande on Brussels suicide bombings

Today's attacks in Brussels that killed at least 26 people struck at "the whole of Europe", French President Francois Hollande said.

Mar 22, 2016, 17:51 PM IST