# Brussels Zaventem Airport Rocked by Two Explosions: Several Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842 "2016-03-22T08:06:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/21 "2016-03-22T12:31:20Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Sister in law lives in Brussels; she’s okay. Her son (my nephew) is in school and we haven’t yet heard that they’re together and safe again yet, but no indication that his school was near any trouble areas. Fingers crossed for your nephew. Is there confirmation that this is ISIS? I certainly hope it’s not a new terror organization we haven’t heard of yet. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/22 "2016-03-22T12:50:34Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Fingers crossed for your nephew. > > Is there confirmation that this is ISIS? I certainly hope it’s not a new terror organization we haven’t heard of yet. In this realm it could be any known organization or spin-offs thereof, or it could be “inspired” groups that “pledge” to IS but did not directly originate there. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/23 "2016-03-22T13:14:37Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > I’ve been expecting something like this to happen for years. It was just a matter of time, really… I’m glad to hear that you and yours are safe. You’re one of my favorite posters. > [@Alessan](#): > > That’s overthinking it, IMHO. The way I see it, this is, to them, simple payback - “You got one of ours, now we got a bunch of yours.” Given that it was a coordinated attack I’m guessing that this was planned before Abdeslam was picked up. That was only a week ago, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/24 "2016-03-22T13:19:20Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I’m glad to hear that you and yours are safe. You’re one of my favorite posters. Thanks ;). ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/25 "2016-03-22T13:44:37Z")
All my Belgian rels have checked in. They work in Brussels but don’t live there…close though. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/26 "2016-03-22T14:40:49Z")
Got confirmation that my nephew is fine, still at school. My sister in law will pick him up soon, when the school day ends. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/27 "2016-03-22T14:45:00Z")
A terrible tragedy, It brings back memories of the Boston bombing for me. My sympathies go out to the people and their families harmed by this senseless act. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/28 "2016-03-22T14:49:51Z")
I’m going to leave work in a few minutes to pick up my daughters at school. I’ll first check whether tram service has resumed and if not I’ll go on foot (about 45 minutes walk - should be ok). No idea how my wife is going to get back from the city centre where she works, though. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/29 "2016-03-22T15:16:46Z")
Was anyone hurt inside the Starbucks? I’ve read that one of the explosions was just outside the entrance but read nothing about the people inside. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/30 "2016-03-22T15:19:25Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > My guess is that the new reality is that a few times a year, 10-20 people are going to be killed in terror attacks. It’s the new normal. Indeed, it’s been happening in Turkey on seemingly a regular basis lately. More than forty people were killed by terrorists there just last week. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/31 "2016-03-22T15:23:08Z")
If you know anyone who is stuck, people are reaching out using Twitter and Facebook to offer rides and a place to stay. > **[Brussels Commuters Are Helping Each Other Find Shelter By Using The...](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosebuchanan/brussels-commuters-are-helping-each-other-find-shelter-by-us)** > > People in the Belgian capital are coming together, offering shelter and rides to those stranded under the hashtag #OpenHouse following terror attacks at the airport and a metro station that claimed at least 28 lives Tuesday morning. > **[Brussels Solidarity / Hosting 22 march | Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/214107438946993/)** > > Dutch and French below. > > We are all aware of the tragedy that has occcured in our beautiful country of Belgium. Unfortunately, we assume that many people will be stranded, hence the reason for this... ---
**Author:** ![Fuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/32 "2016-03-22T16:13:04Z")
Not to make light of the horror of those who directly experienced these attacks (and I’m very glad all our Belgian Dopers appear to be safe), but this attack has shaken me up over here in Ireland. For several years now, I’ve been travelling through Zaventem 3-4 times a year and am very familiar with that terminal. (For example, one level up on Level 4 you can get a damn fine pan pizza at the Pizza Hut Express.) This is the first time I’ve ever seen a terrorist attack on an area I was intimately famlilar with. It’s a very eerie and chilling feeling to see the TV footage. I’ve also got a flight booked scheduled to fly out of Zaventem on 5 April, in two weeks’ time. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/33 "2016-03-22T16:52:46Z")
Having lived in Brussels for two years, it’s like hearing of an attack on one’s home. Very sad. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/34 "2016-03-22T17:09:54Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > The obvious question is if this is a terrorist attack in retaliation for the recent Paris terrorist attack arrest. > [@Locrian](#): > > Is there confirmation that this is ISIS? I certainly hope it’s not a new terror organization we haven’t heard of yet. > [@JRDelirious](#): > > In this realm it could be any known organization or spin-offs thereof, or it could be “inspired” groups that “pledge” to IS but did not directly originate there. It’s ISIS. From the OP’s article: > [@](#): > > Hours later, the Islamic State asserted responsibility for the attacks, according to a statement posted on the Amaq Agency, a website believed to be close to the extremist group. The message said Belgium was targeted for its participation in the international coalition battling the Islamic State. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/35 "2016-03-22T18:06:46Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > It’s ISIS. From the OP’s article: To be fair the OP’s article did not say that when it was posted. The article has been updated several times. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/36 "2016-03-22T18:45:20Z")
I spent the better part of this morning, along with some colleagues, tracking down all of the hundred employees in our company’s Brussels office. Thankfully all are safe and accounted for. Les Espaces du Sommeils, I’m very very happy to hear that your family is also safe. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/37 "2016-03-22T19:06:23Z")
My wife and I spent a wonderful two weeks in Belgium last year, it is one of our favorite countries. My heart goes out to all those affected and to the nation as a whole. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/38 "2016-03-22T20:01:18Z")
The idiots on social media are already at it with “stop Islam” tweets. The public needs to be educated as to the difference between Islam and Islamism before more innocents are harmed. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/39 "2016-03-22T21:18:16Z")
My best friend lived in Belgium for a few years, and I visited her a couple of years ago. Damn fine country. So sorry to hear this. Be safe Belgium dopers. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842/40 "2016-03-22T21:39:51Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > My wife and I spent a wonderful two weeks in Belgium last year, it is one of our favorite countries. My heart goes out to all those affected and to the nation as a whole. Seconded. I was there this summer, and traveled all over the Flanders region. It was lovely. The first thing I thought when I heard about the timing and location of the bombings was how crowded the departure area of the airport would be at that time. It’s not that big a place and the check-ins for the various airlines are all crammed together. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brussels-zaventem-airport-rocked-by-two-explosions-several-dead/749842.md?page=3)