Armenian National Committee of Europe does not confirm missing of Armenian young man after explosions in Brussels.
Armenian National Committee of Europe does not confirm missing of Armenian young man in Brussels
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 23, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: Communication director of Armenian National Committee of Europe Bedo Demirjian clarified the incident making a note on his Facebook page, mentioning that the hot line of the Armenian Embassy (+32.2.3484406) had received alarm call about the missing of two persons, who were later found. And the information about the missing of an Armenian young man after the explosions is probably part of that same information. “We ask the Armenian community in Brussels to inform us in case they possess any information”, Demirjian wrote.
Two explosions rocked Brussels airport on March 22. Another explosion took place at the “Maalbek” subway station in Brussels, following the airport blasts. According to fresh data, 31 people died and almost 250 were wounded in the airport attacks.
The Brussels airport administration urged to stay away from the airport after the two explosions occurred. The airport management wrote on “Twitter”: "Two terrorist attacks happened at the airport. People are being evacuated from the building. Stay away from the airport area. Flights are canceled, "the statement reads.
BBC stresses the fact that the Brussels airport incident is followed by the arrest of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect of the Paris attacks. According to Belgian media, the airport is closed for flights. There are reports on social media that people fleeing in panic from the scene.
“Islamic state” organization has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks.
Armenian Embassy in Belgium tries to find out if there are Armenians among the victims or injured.
