Brussels Terror: How The Attacks Unfolded
The first explosion at Zaventem Airport forces passengers towards a second blast, an hour before Maalbeek metro station is hit.
Tuesday 22 March 2016 14:30, UK
Belgium has raised its terror alert level after Brussels was hit by two apparently co-ordinated attacks on Tuesday.
:: 0700 GMT
Witnesses report hearing shots fired in the departure hall at Zaventem Airport in Brussels before somebody begins shouting in Arabic.
聽close to the Belfius bank and the overweight baggage check-in area to the left hand side of the departures hall.
Witnesses said people then fled towards the entrance to the building.
Some of them were caught in a near a Starbucks coffee shop at the airport.
Starbucks said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened by the senseless acts that have taken place in Brussels today."
At least 14 people are killed and a further 96 injured in the twin blasts.
Some of those injured at the airport suffered fractures and deep cuts caused by flying glass and nails.
Two聽Kalashnikov assault rifles and an unexploded bomb belt were found at the airport.
:: 0800 GMT
The airport is closed and evacuated over the next few hours. More than 100 people are taken to a nearby sports hall.
A crisis meeting begins at Belgium's interior ministry.
, close to the European Union headquarters.
At least 20 people are killed and another 106 injured in the metro blast.
Video footage shows passengers being helped out of a train carriage and children can be heard screaming as they were led to safety.
Pierre Meys, a spokesman for the Brussels fire brigade, describes the blast as "enormous".
:: 0815 GMT
Belgian authorities move the country to its highest level of terror alert.
:: 0900 GMT
The European Commission tells its staff to remain home or stay inside their offices.
:: 0930 GMT
Belgian residents are advised to stay put and public transport systems are halted.
Security at airports, train stations and public transport systems in Paris is boosted, while measures at the border between Belgium and the Netherlands are increased.
:: 1000 GMT
The high-speed Thalys train service between Belgium, France and the Netherlands stops running.
:: 1015 GMT
European Council President Donald Tusk condemns the "terrorist attacks".
:: 1030 GMT
Security near Belgium's nuclear power plants is boosted with extra police and soldiers put on guard.
:: 1045 GMT
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel condemns the "blind, violent and cowardly attacks", adding: "What we feared has happened - we were hit by blind attacks.
"This is a dark moment for our nation. We need calm and solidarity."
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says the Eiffel Tower will be lit in Belgium's national colours.
:: 1100 GMT
Federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw says one of the airport blasts was "probably caused by a suicide bomber".
:: 1115 GMT
French President Francois Hollande says "the whole of Europe has been hit".
The Eurostar train service between London and Brussels is suspended.
:: 1230 GMT
British Prime Minister David Cameron: "We will never let these terrorists win."
Downing Street has said that one British national is known to have been injured in the attacks.
Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders says the investigation is ongoing, adding that authorities "fear that people are still at large".
:: 1600 GMT
Train service resume to allow people in the city to get home.