BREAKING NEWS: 31 people dead and several injured after explosions at Brussels Airport and metro At least 31 people have died and several people injured after explosions rocked Brussels Airport and a metro station in a suspected terror attack. Witnesses said they ‘felt the shockwaves‘ of the blasts which are believed to have centred on the American Airlines check-in desk at 8am (7am GMT). Photographs from inside the arrivals hall showed the floor was covered in fallen roof tiles and dust as bloodied people hobbled out of the airport. Others injured were photographed lying on the floor. Video also shows terrified passengers running for their lives out of the terminal. In the aftermath of the explosions thousands of people waiting for flights this morning were penned inside the terminal as police sealed off the shattered arrivals hall. People already checked-in were then slowly evacuated through emergency exits – but were told to leave all their hand luggage as police checked bags for more explosives. Armed police in protective clothing combed the building for more wounded travellers and suspicious bags. All flights are being diverted from the airport this morning as it remains on lockdown. Flights due to land at Brussels-Zaventem, […]
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several |
számos |
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explosion |
robbanás |
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suspected |
gyanított |
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witness |
szemtanú |
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shockwave |
lökéshullám |
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blast |
robbantás |
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tile |
cserép |
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dust |
por |
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to hobble out of |
kibicegni |
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to run for one’s life |
futni az életéért |
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aftermath |
utóhatás, közvetlenül valami után |
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to be penned |
beterelt |
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to seal off |
lezárni |
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shattered |
szétzúzott |
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to be evacuated |
kimenekített |
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hand luggage |
kézipoggyász |
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armed police |
fegyveres rendőrség |
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in protective clothing |
védőruházatban |
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to comb |
átfésülni |
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wounded |
sebesült |
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suspicious |
gyanús |
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to be diverted |
elterelik |
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to remain on lockdown |
zárlat alatt maradni |
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due to |
úgy volt, hogy |
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to handle |
kezelni, átengedni |
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incident |
esemény, incidens |
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on a state of high alert |
magas riadókészültségben |
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revenge attack |
bosszúcsapás |
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capture |
elfogás |
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extradition |
kiadatás |
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to stand trial for |
bíróság elé állni |
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alleged role |
állítólagos szerep |
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rampage of gunfire |
tomboló lövöldözés |
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suicide bombing |
öngyilkos bombatámadás |
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tension |
feszültség |
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federal prosecutor |
szövetségi ügyész |
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to jump to the conclusion |
gyors következtetésre jutni |