Neither Armenian Diplomats nor National Assembly Delegation Members in Brussels were Injured

Neither Armenian diplomats nor the National Assembly delegation members in Brussels were injured by the explosions. Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan informed about this. Earlier, he had informed that the Ambassador of Armenia to Belgium follows the developments.

The Embassy regularly informs about the situation in the city on its Facebook page. “Two explosions occurred in Zaventem airport of Brussels. The building is being evacuated. Another explosion occurred at Schuman district of Brussels. Do not go to the airport, do not cause traffic jams. Security and first aid to the injured is priority. All metro stations of Brussels are closed”, the Embassy made these notes with an interval of a few minutes.

17 people have reportedly been killed and dozens wounded after two blasts rocked Brussels’ Zaventem airport. 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.

British 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.