Brussels airport explosion

Two explosions have been seen at Brussels airport, with passengers fleeing the terminal.

Early reports suggested explosive devices detonated near to the American Airlines check-in desk.

Hundreds of travellers fled the airport in terror and a cloud of smoke was seen above.

The airport is said to be on "lock down" with all flights cancelled and rail traffic towards the Belgian airport suspended.Hundreds of people can be seen in a video fleeing the airport, as smoke billows from the building.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/brussels-airport-explosion-terror-attack-7605045

Can't comment without being accused of 'racism' bla bla bla.

Arabic rhetoric was said to be heard just before the explosions.
Thats not a racist comment because its what they said on the politically correct news...
RIP to the innocent victims of these disgusting Islamic terrorists..
Am I Islamaphobic??? Your damned right I am.

3 explosions in all so far, 2 at the airport, one on the metro

Depends on what and how you comment. This is not the time for broad sweeping statements thats for sure

No comment.

Fair enough

I dont agree with that..
The real truth has been getting swept under the carpet for a long time now because people have become afraid to speak what is on their mind.
It has almost got to the stage where most people dare not lift up the carpet corner to reveal the dark and disgusting truth of what they have been hiding beneath it..
Political correctness is messing with national security now and too many good people have been, and are getting slaughtered because of it.

I have to agree. I feel a lot safer flying from the Philippines than flying to it. The management of Cardiff Wales Airport would learn a lot if it went to see how they do security at Davao. And why is it, for example, that when you transfer from an intercontinental flight to one operated by KLM Cityhopper at Schipol, that you have to pass through a very sophisticated security scan but no security check when transferring from Cityhopper to intercontinental at the very same airport? Crazily inconsistent.

So you're saying broad sweeping statements are fine? I didn't mention political correctness. I said broad sweeping statements. Generalisations are made based on hear say, mis-information, narrow mindedness, preconceived ideas and notions not helped in truth by the press. When ever things like this happen people start spouting these generalisations often without the true facts at hand.

Seems to me that its time to start the security checks OUTSIDE the travel terminals...Lots more dogs sniffing baggage like they do here at local seaports..
Its a very sad state of affairs because our Government bodies and private security firms just don`t seem to know how to keep us safe given the very obvious threats..

After what happened in Paris and the recent arrests in Brussels I rather think that suspecting Islamic terrorists as alarmist is hardly surprising. "sweeping statement" ??
Good Lord!!

I'm not going to get into a tit for tat on this as I have frankly more important things to do. I am saying we should avoid sweeping statements based on suspicions, generalisations etc and base posts on facts which at this point are few on the brussel's bombing. These threads have a habit of spiraling out of control.

By the way I agree with security checks outside travel terminals and while these threats are as you say obvious they are very difficult to fight against and maintain public security and safety due to the nature of the threat.

The problem in Europe is that we (Europeans) expect our government, acting through the security services, to keep us safe. That is, indeed, the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. I think we can all agree on that but then we blindfold our security services and tie one arm behind their backs with liberal legislation such as the Human Rights Act and laws against racial discrimination.

If our servicemen and security services were not bound by these laws, they would be far more effective at preventing terrorism and security screening - which could employ profiling and other banned techniques - could be far more discrete and impinge on our day to day lives less than at present. We'd also avoid the ugly spectacle of ambulance-chasing law firms spending huge amounts of tax-payer cash by seeking to prosecute members of our armed forces who bravely fight for their country just for doing their job.

This will provoke a splutter or two from those who lean leftwards politically. But remember this: the IRA didn't care one jot for the human rights of those it blew-up, maimed or killed. Nor does Daesh, Al Qaeda or any other oddball Islamist extremist groups.

Security is still required at Schipol for all transit passengers.

However passengers arriving from a list of "clean" airports, that have already carried out the required level of passenger security check, are deemed secure, they do not need to be re-screened.

This seemingly includes passengers arriving from the USA, as the US has met the required security standards.

All detailed in this interesting link: Insideflyer / Schipol new security

Seems like a big improvement on the old system.

I got a flight from MAN to AMS then went on to MNL. I was somewhat annoyed that the couple of bottles of water i had purchased after security in MAN were binned prior to boarding for MNL by security. Not sure why that happened as I only transitted AMS so they must have known all people boarding would have been through security. That was in 2010.

Isis claims responsibility for Brussels attacks 'in revenge for Belgium's role fighting militants in Syria and Iraq'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...t-airport-and-maalbeek-maelbeek-a6946136.html

In a statement released through one of its propaganda outlets, the so-called Islamic State said "explosive belts and devices" were used to massacre passengers checking in at Brussels Airport andon a Metro train.

"Islamic State fighters opened fire inside Zaventem Airport, before several of them detonated their explosive belts, as a martyrdom bomber detonated his explosive belt in the Maalbeek Metro station," a spokesperson said.

Can't argue with those facts.

Certainly can't. This is what we need, facts.

... And perhaps the good taste not to bicker pointlessly following a tragic loss of life.