(160323) -- BRUSSELS, March 23, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Investigators and security personnel work outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels, capital of Belgium, March 22, 2016. The death toll has risen to 34 in the deadly blasts in Brussels on Tuesday morning, according to the latest figures. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)(wyl)
Brussels, March 25 (IANS) Two loud explosions were heard in Brussels as police launched major search operations in the Belgian capital in the wake of the suicide attacks in the city.
The explosions were heard at the start of the operation in the neighbourhood of Schaerbeek, Al Jazeera reported. A man was "neutralised", state broadcaster RTBF said.
Six suspects were arrested on Thursday.
Suicide bombers hit the Zaventem airport and a metro train station on Tuesday, killing over 30 people and wounding at least 270 in the worst such attack in Belgian history.
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
