Wednesday, March 23, 2016

The investigation of explosions in Belgium: brothers bombers and alert taxi driver – RIA Novosti

BRUSSELS, March 23 – RIA Novosti In the past, after the terrorist attacks in Brussels a day with a small Belgian authorities have managed to advance in the investigation and partly to restore the picture of what happened.. Authorities believe that in the explosion at the international airport of Brussels and Moscow metro may have been involved in several suicide bombings

The names of the two already named Prosecutor -. It is the brothers Ibrahim and Khalid al-Bakraui. One of the bombers blew themselves up at the Brussels airport, while not recognized, is another unknown, suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack at the airport, on the wanted list. Belgian police conducting searches and interrogations, and the first results are already there. At the moment, we know that the law enforcement officers managed to prevent a massive explosion at the Brussels airport: sappers destroyed the bag with the most explosive. The level of terrorist threat in Belgium, subjected to Tuesday’s terrorist attack, is at the highest level.

Two explosions at the international airport of Brussels in the morning on 22 March. The third explosion Tuesday in Brussels took place in the subway station “Malbec”. According to recent reports, 31 people died, 270 were wounded. Responsibility for the attack has assumed a terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, banned in Russia).



Brothers bombers

Two suicide bombers, bombed at the Brussels airport, were captured by surveillance cameras Brussels airport. While the identity of one of them – is a Belgian citizen Ibrahim El Bakraui, born in Brussels on 9 October 1986. He is depicted in the middle of the picture, previously issued by the authorities, and was identified through fingerprints. The identity of the second suicide bomber has not been set, the third man, shot together with them, is wanted.

“Photo with three suspects had been circulated. The person depicted in the middle, and is one of the bombers was identified through fingerprints, is Ibrahim El . Bakraui, born in Brussels on 9 October 1986, the Belgian second bomber, which is depicted on the left, was not identified third suspect, dressed in a light jacket and hat, left a large bag and left before the explosion, “-. said federal prosecutor of Belgium Frederik van A lion.

It has become known that the greatest amount of explosives was in third suspect bag. This bag was destroyed by sappers, thus more powerful explosion at the airport was averted. The explosion in the subway, as the installed power, committed Khalid El Bakraui, Ibrahim’s brother.

“Subway train, which became the target of (terrorist attack), driving away from the Malbec station in the direction of the station Al-Lua. The explosion occurred inside the second car ., when he was still at the station The bomber was identified by fingerprints This is the Khalid el-Bakraui brother Ibrahim, who was born in Brussels on 12 January 1989, a Belgian citizen. “- said the prosecutor

results. searches

a significant assistance in the investigation and prevention of third explosion at the airport had a vigilant taxi driver, who, as it turned out, drove the terrorists at the airport.

as reported by the publication of Derniere Heure, a taxi driver contacted law enforcement authorities a few hours later, after the attack, when compared the transmitted information to the media about the terrorists with clients, which he drove to the airport. He, in particular, informed the police that the passengers are not brought three bags, as shown in the records made by surveillance cameras, and more. These indications, according to the publication, helped the police find a third bomb in the airport of Brussels, which did not explode.

In addition, it was the taxi driver said the address of the house in the Brussels commune Skarbek, near which he took clients. He told the police that the passengers would like to take a more bags, but he refused them, because space in the car was gone. At this address were searched, which resulted in federal prosecutors in Belgium reported the discovery of an explosive device, packed with nails, as well as the chemicals and the flag of the terrorist organization “Islamic State”.

Later, this information confirmed to reporters the Attorney General of Belgium Frédéric van Leo. He said that during the searches in the Skarbek police found 15 kilograms of explosives TATP explosive type substances (acetone peroxide). According to Wang Loew, on the site of the search in a residential area on the street Max Rose, 4 150 liters of acetone were also found, 30 liters of hydrogen peroxide, detonators, a suitcase filled with nails and screws, as well as materials for manufacturing explosives. Attorney General confirmed that reach the caches helped the taxi driver who reported to the police that he had picked up at the address of three suspects.

rescue services on the site of the explosion in the subway of Brussels. 22 March 2016

© AP Photo / Virginia Mayo

Derniere Heure also reports that investigators are searching for cars Renault Clio and a black Audi S4, owned by a resident of the Belgian province of Limburg, which is registered in the state security service on charges of terrorism. Officially, this information is not confirmed yet.

Another important find, discovered during searches in the Skarbek – is “a testament” of one of the bombers who had organized the terrorist attack at the airport of Brussels. As reported on Wednesday, the Prosecutor General of Belgium, it is a “message” Ibrahim al-Bakraui, which is identified as one of the suicide bombers who committed the terrorist attack at the airport of Brussels

“He. (El Bakraui – Ed.) Writes, that he had to hurry, and he does not know what to do what it always wanted and he did not feel safe and if it will be in one place, he risks falling into a prison cell, “-.. he told reporters at a press prosecutor conference in Brussels.

As a result of searches in the two municipalities of the Brussels region, two people were arrested, one of them was released, the second interrogated. According to Van Leva, just after the terrorist attacks on Tuesday police searched five addresses.



The threat persists

At the moment the country is maintained the highest level of terrorist threat. In this case the Belgian authorities do not have specific information on the possible preparation of a new terrorist attack.

Speaking on the eve of the air RTL television, the head of the Interior Ministry Jan Yambon noted that the fourth level of terrorist threat is entered when there is specific information about the preparation of terrorist attack. But on Tuesday, he said the threat level had been raised not because of these data, but because of the blasts of explosions.

“The fourth level (threats) was announced after the first two explosions. We do not have to currently such information, so we are now able to say that we know about (preparation) some act somewhere, “- Yambon said on RTL television

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