Attacks on Brussel

[Julius Sedaire]

At least 28, by last EMS response count, are dead. The wounded and critically injured number into a hundred and more, climbing rapidly. A goodly portion of the latter may joined the former. What precisely has happened and why is unsure. The attack on the train station appears to have been from one or more suitcase devices, whilst the air port attack appears to have been a suicide bombing by a man reportedly screaming unknown words in Arabic shortly before ending his own life and 15 others. Air and rail traffic to the area is suspended, and at least the French/Belgian border is closed, with officials advising all peoples to avoid the area. Secondary attacks are suspected.

What is important is not the origin of the attackers. What is important is not the reason why. What is important is that we have again bore witness to an unspeakable act of horror. May the people of Belgium, and Brussels, be safeguarded, and no further life be lost this day.

Note: These links are from EMS and Fire websites. Some of the pictures do contain scenes of violence, possibly blood and gore and injured civilians, soldiers, and responders.

http://www.firefighternation.com/videos/video-inside-brussels-subway-terror-explosion-aftermath

http://www.jems.com/galleries/2016/03/terror-in-belgium-inside-brussels-airport.html

To the people gripped by this... I can only hope and wish for your safety and well being. I truly hate seeing things like this, and being powerless to help despite training.

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Ijaat Mereel"]

I've been watching the live ticker for the last hour. Its horrible.

34 Dead, 180 Wounded. Not to mention the mobs that are now forming and assaulting random people of arabic and middle eastern descent in the area

 

[Connor Harrison]

It's a dangerous place to be right now, old Europe. Never know where or when and it's something that just happens too frequently now to ever feel totally safe. At one point England used to feel lucky we had the Channel of water between us and mainland, but now not even that is enough.

Brussels, like France, Turkey, England, America and those affected before it, will rise from this attack with a stronger resolve and even stronger communal spirit that will never be quashed and I hope anyone and everyone in and around the area who can stay safe continues to do so in these horrible times.

 

[Tanith Alde]

[member="Connor Harrison"]

I'm one of those people in old Europe. I'm less than 200 Kilometers away from the site of the incident, it's really quite frightening how close this actually was to my own home. I don't live in a bigcity but, this is enough to give me pause

 

[Seraphina Shel'tah]

The world is filled with hatred and evil. It's how we as human beings stand against it that is most important.

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

I saw this on the news here in Australia tonight. It is horrific to say the least and thoughts go out to those involved in this. I immediately thought of all the people in here that I know in Europe and hoped that these kind of events do not visit their homes, or that they are never effected like this.

 

[Nima Tann]

My heart goes to all the people that lives in Brussel and affected by this bombing attack in any way.

Terrorism indeed is a horror, saying this as an individual living in Turkey. There has been two suicide bombings here as well in two months, hundreds injured and almost a hundred dead as a result.

 

[Connor Harrison]

[member="Nima Tann"] [member="Leva"] Certainly not nice hearing fellow writers who are so close to these attacks. I hope you and all you hold dear stay safe throughout these times.

 

[Tanith Alde]

Would it be rude to request an hour of silence, without posting, for those that lost their lives in this tragedy?

 

[Julius Sedaire]

[member="Leva"] - Not rude, but I don't think it terribly appropriate. An internet forum is going to be impossible to regulate unless they literally took it offline for an hour.

 

[Kellyn Muir]

[member="Leva"]

Would it be rude? Absolutely not. Is it realistic? Probably not.

 

[Ryan]

My cousin is there for business trip. She just reported on FB as being safe.

 

[Zef Halo]

The reaction to this is important - not falling into the pit of idiocy.

My condolences to those affected.