Victims lay in pools of blood, their limbs blown off, as the smoke cleared to reveal scenes of horror after twin explosions ripped through the main terminal at Brussels airport, witnesses told reporters.
The normally-bustling check-in hall at Zaventem airport was wrecked by the morning rushhour blasts, with part of the ceiling collapsing near the airline desks and many of the huge plate-glass windows blown out.
“A man shouted a few words in Arabic and then I heard a huge blast,” airport baggage security officer Alphonse Lyoura told reporters. There was another explosion about two minutes later.
I saw people lying on the ground covered in blood who were not moving,” Lyoura said.
“At least six or seven people’s legs were totally crushed.
“A lot of people lost limbs. One man had lost both legs and there was a policeman with a totally mangled leg.”
Emergency services said 14 people were killed at the airport, with more than 90 injured.
Survivors describe Brussels massacre
The normally-bustling check-in hall at Zaventem airport was wrecked by the morning rushhour blasts, with part of the ceiling collapsing near the airline desks and many of the huge plate-glass windows blown out.
“A man shouted a few words in Arabic and then I heard a huge blast,” airport baggage security officer Alphonse Lyoura told reporters. There was another explosion about two minutes later.
I saw people lying on the ground covered in blood who were not moving,” Lyoura said.
“At least six or seven people’s legs were totally crushed.
“A lot of people lost limbs. One man had lost both legs and there was a policeman with a totally mangled leg.”
Emergency services said 14 people were killed at the airport, with more than 90 injured.
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