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Brussels airport attack probably suicide bombing: Prosecutor

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The twin blasts at Brussels airport were probably caused by at least one suicide bomber, a Belgian prosecutor said on Tuesday.

"There were two explosions in the departure area, one probably caused by a suicide bomber," Frederic Van Leeuw told a news conference, alongside the Belgian premier Charles Michel.

The twin blasts at Brussels airport were probably caused by at least one suicide bomber, a Belgian prosecutor said on Tuesday.

“There were two explosions in the departure area, one probably caused by a suicide bomber,” Frederic Van Leeuw told a news conference, alongside the Belgian premier Charles Michel.

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