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Via PM: Hey, here is the twitter account of the belgian crisis center (dutch & french) - maybe add it to the OP for people who need it? https://twitter.com/CrisiscenterBE http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/mar/22/brussels-airport-explosions-live-updates  As of right now: quote:According to French media reports, there were two explosions minutes apart just before 8am at Brussels Airport - one in the departures area and one on or near the runway, writes Angelique Chrisafis. quote:The Belgian broadcaster RTBF says up to 10 people were killed and 30 wounded in the airport explosions. It cited a hospital source for the figures, according to Reuters. This is an ongoing thing, so some level of lower-effort/live posting is to be expected, but don't be a dumbass or you will be probated 
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Exclamation Marx posted:This is an ongoing thing, so some level of lower-effort/live posting is to be expected, but don't be a dumbass or you will be probated is it islamophobia if they are actually out to get us? (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Revenge for Abdeslam's arrest?
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Mar 22, 2016 09:42
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It was only a matter of time before terrorists realised that the queues to get onto a plane were just as good a target as the planes themselves. Looking forward to Republican presidential candidates who can't locate Belgium on a map offering their deep condolences to the people of Brussels alongside their new plans for daily CAT scans of all Muslims.
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Mar 22, 2016 09:44
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This is going to get very ugly very quickly. Friends based in Belgium who have always been very tolerant and progressive are starting to talk about the 'enemy in our midst'. I don't like where this is going.
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Mar 22, 2016 09:45
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FourLeaf posted:Revenge for Abdeslam's arrest? It may have been launched so soon after because they were afraid his capture might blow the whole operation.
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Explosions in the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels now, apparently. Today started off lovely and will only go downhill.
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Pesmerga posted:This is going to get very ugly very quickly. Friends based in Belgium who have always been very tolerant and progressive are starting to talk about the 'enemy in our midst'. I don't like where this is going.
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Looks like the airport one at least was a suicide bomber, so different from the French attacks. It seems pretty likely that they're related, still. Edit: Nope, there were a few suicide bombers there too Lemming fucked around with this message at 09:57 on Mar 22, 2016 |
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Mar 22, 2016 09:48
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The Maalbeek metro explosion is right in the middle of the administrative district in Brussels. The street you in the picture is Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi, which is basically synonymous with the government and is a stones throw from the main EU Institutes.
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Mar 22, 2016 09:49
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Pesmerga posted:This is going to get very ugly very quickly. Friends based in Belgium who have always been very tolerant and progressive are starting to talk about the 'enemy in our midst'. I don't like where this is going. This wasn't a one-off so far it seems like the Airport + 3 different metro stations. Can't blame the Belgians for feeling unsafe
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shrike82 posted:This wasn't a one-off so far it seems like the Airport + 3 different metro stations. Where are you seeing three different metro stations? I think there was only a single explosion at Maalbeek but it affected the nearby stations of Schuman and ArtsLoi
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Mar 22, 2016 09:51
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News sites reporting that one of the blasts in Brussels airport targeted the American airlines check-in desk so high probability that American nationals could be among the dead/wounded
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What exactly is it about Belgium thats put such a bee in the jihadi dudes bonnet? I mean, its belgium, they dont really get up in peoples faces, unless its to give them some tasty beer some cool old monks made. Well thats about the limit of my belgium knowledge, so why does belgium seem to be so prominent in terms of countries islamists dont like very much?
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Pesmerga posted:This is going to get very ugly very quickly. Friends based in Belgium who have always been very tolerant and progressive are starting to talk about the 'enemy in our midst'. I don't like where this is going. I've got a bunch of racist colleagues, I try to not let them get to me, but it's hard to resist that base emotion of wanting revenge. At least I got word that my friends who work there are ok.
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Deltasquid posted:Explosions in the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels now, apparently. Today started off lovely and will only go downhill.
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https://twitter.com/afneil/status/712197797584506880
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Reminder that Belgium has the highest radicalization rate in the world. 800 Muslims from Belgium go to fight for ISIS out of every 1 million in the country. Several times higher than what you see in the Middle East. Just in case anyone thinks it's a smart idea to get their racism on towards refugees after this. The flow of jihadist ideology comes out of Belgium, not towards it.
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duck monster posted:What exactly is it about Belgium thats put such a bee in the jihadi dudes bonnet? I mean, its belgium, they dont really get up in peoples faces, unless its to give them some tasty beer some cool old monks made. If it's anything like the French attacks (who were 5 French, 2 Belgian), it's Belgian/EU nationals who got radicalized for whatever reason.
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Toplowtech posted:That's my guess too, operatives seeing their direct leadership getting arrested and the police getting close starting the mission sooner than expected. Was the airport a convenient target or were there something public and important going to happen in Belgium soon. Nothing that I can think of. Salah Abdeslam was arrested recently so maybe they decided to act sooner rather than later. Airports are pretty crowded and I read that they blew up the American Airlines desk specifically, but can't confirm that.
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duck monster posted:What exactly is it about Belgium thats put such a bee in the jihadi dudes bonnet? I mean, its belgium, they dont really get up in peoples faces, unless its to give them some tasty beer some cool old monks made. Brussels is also the administrative centre of the EU, so if Europe is your hated heart of western decadence then it's a good symbolic place to strike, I guess.
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Nice to see the terrorists are following the Schlieffen plan. Does anyone think they can beat Russia's mobilisation?
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Toplowtech posted:Was the airport a convenient target or were there something public and important going to happen in Belgium soon. Easter vacation exodus this weekend. The tour of Flanders is next weekend, which brings out a million cycling fans. There's always plenty of mass events to target, but those two would be pretty symbolic to strike at the average Belgian's level of safety. Local radio is reporting 13 dead, 35 wounded in zaventem airport.
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nimby posted:Local radio is reporting 13 dead, 35 wounded in zaventem airport. Reuters is echoing this.
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duck monster posted:Well thats about the limit of my belgium knowledge, so why does belgium seem to be so prominent in terms of countries islamists dont like very much?
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A Buttery Pastry posted:It's not that they hate Belgium in particular, it's that Belgium is the loving world champ in radicalizing its Muslim population. Asking out of ignorance, how would they be such champs in that?
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Speculation, but something to keep in mind. https://twitter.com/ksnavarra/status/712197136859983872
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duck monster posted:What exactly is it about Belgium thats put such a bee in the jihadi dudes bonnet? I mean, its belgium, they dont really get up in peoples faces, unless its to give them some tasty beer some cool old monks made. Attacking Brussels is like attacking Washington, it has a symbolic value that is far greater than being a city in Belgium.
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Big Daddy Keynes posted:Nice to see the terrorists are following the Schlieffen plan. They've done it before.
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I am hopeful the death toll is kept to a minimum. Its sad when this is perhaps the only thing we can hope for in this sort of situation.
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New York Times currently says "at least one" dead. Where are the double-digit counts coming from?
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A Buttery Pastry posted:It's not that they hate Belgium in particular, it's that Belgium is the loving world champ in radicalizing its Muslim population. Can we can the victim blaming for at least one day?
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http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland/article/detail/2654083/2016/03/22/Explosie-in-metrostations-Maalbeek-en-Schuman.dhtml Seems the metro in Schuman, just outside the European institutions, was struck as well.
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The official count at this moment seems to be about a dozen dead and at least thirty something wounded, I suspect the numbers will increase though
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Pesmerga posted:This is going to get very ugly very quickly. Friends based in Belgium who have always been very tolerant and progressive are starting to talk about the 'enemy in our midst'. I don't like where this is going. Actually it's already got very ugly because people are being murdered in the streets.
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Grundulum posted:New York Times currently says "at least one" dead. Where are the double-digit counts coming from? Belgian broadcaster VRT says 13 dead, 35 severely injured after Brussels explosion. Pretty much everyone else is saying 10+.
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He is always shipping Nermal out to Abu Dhabi...
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Karmalis posted:Asking out of ignorance, how would they be such champs in that? Belgium as a country is pretty racist. Doesn't help that we're happy letting Muslims have their own, semi-detached culture in some cities. Result is little dialog and lots of racism from both sides. You can compare it with Fox-watching Republicans and Democrats. Living in the same world, but very detached. Radio reporting definitely 1 suicide bomber at the airport.
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LemonDrizzle posted:I don't see how that's an unreasonable phrase given that Belgium very clearly has been unwittingly home to several people who are its enemies. nimby posted:I've got a bunch of racist colleagues, I try to not let them get to me, but it's hard to resist that base emotion of wanting revenge. At least I got word that my friends who work there are ok. I know. It's not so much how they view the situation that's the real problem, that feeling of insecurity is horrible. It's more that even they are now starting to talk grimly of needing more permanent solutions to this problem.
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