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People light candles at a makeshift memorial at Brussels' Place de la Bourse.
People light candles at a makeshift memorial at Brussels' Place de la Bourse.

Live Blog: Brussels Attacks

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-- Belgian authorities have identified the bombers. Federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw has said that Ibrahim El Bakraoui blew himself up at the airport. His brother Khalid blew himself up in a subway car at Maalbeek station in central Brussels.

-- The two men shown pushing baggage carts with Ibrahim El Bakraoui in security-camera footage have yet to be identified.

-- Belgian media, which earlier reported the arrest of a prime suspect in the attacks, said the person detained was not, in fact, Najim Laachraoui.

-- Belgium is observing three days of mourning after bomb blasts in Brussels killed at least 34 people and wounded more than 200.

​#JeSuisBruxelles and #JeSuisBrussels — French for "I am Brussels" — are both trending on Twitter.

Facebook on Tuesday morning activated its Safety Check feature, which allows users in a tragedy or natural disaster to mark themselves as safe. It was widely used — and praised — after the Paris shootings attacks last November.

​This photo of the suspected Brussels bombing attackers has been making the rounds online.

Take a look at the report here.

Another photo going viral today...

Via Reuters: Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the two bomb attacks in Brussels, a news agency affiliated with the group said.

Reuters reports:

Staff not essential for the running of nuclear plants in Doel and Tihange in Belgium have been evacuated at the request of Belgian authorities. Read more here.

Solidarity at Bourse square in Brussels.

Belgium's King Philippe will address the nation tonight in a live broadcast.

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