(CNN)Explosions have ripped through Brussels airport and a metro station in the Belgian capital. Get the latest updates below:
- Authorities confirm suicide attack at airport
- Reports: 28 dead -- 14 at airport, 14 at Maalbeek metro
- Airport, public transport closed in Brussels
From the Paris attacks to bloodshed in Brussels: Timeline of terror
It began in November with the Paris attacks. Then came raids, arrests and manhunts in France and Belgium to find the terrorists. On Tuesday, deadly blasts hit Belgium.Belgian investigators: 'Working assumption' same network as Paris attackers
Investigators have a "working assumption" that the group that launched Tuesday's attacks in Brussels belongs to the same network that conducted the November terror attacks in Paris, Belgian security sources tell CNN, while cautioning that they are still at an early stage of the investigation.
Bryony Jones Possible suspects pictured at airport
A surveillance photo of possible suspects in the Brussels attacks has been passed to the U.S. Joint Terrorism Task Force by Belgian authorities, a U.S. law enforcement official says.
The picture appears to show three men pushing luggage carts. No suspects have been named, and it is unclear how many individuals authorities believe were involved in the attack.
lmoorhouse Video: Smoke coming from Maalbeck metro following attack
Twitter user @jfbxl posted this video earlier showing smoke coming out of the Maelbeek metro station following the blast.
lmoorhouse Latest death toll: 30 dead
The number of people killed in the Brussels attacks stands at 30 dead at the moment but could change, a Belgian government spokeswoman tells CNN. 10 dead at the airport and 100 wounded; 20 killed and another 130 injured at the metro station, government spokeswoman Angelique Crucilla says.
Brussels airport closed Wednesday
Brussels airport will be closed Wednesday, CEO Arnaud Feist says, adding that he will evaluate when the airport will reopen tomorrow as well.
"Brussels airport has been shot in the heart," he said. "We’d like to thank the police and rescue services and the people present at the terminal -- I’d like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. There were more than 600 flights scheduled so except flights that left before 8 a.m., all flights are cancelled and flights will be cancelled tomorrow as well."
lmoorhouse Video: Airport aftermathCNN has obtained video from Belgian artist David Crunelle, who was checking in for a flight to Japan at the Brussels airport when the explosions happened.
lmoorhouse ISIS claims responsibility for attacks in Brussels
ISIS have posted a statement claiming responsibility for the multiple attacks across Belgium on Tuesday. The statement reads:
“Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central metro station in the center of the Belgian capital Brussels, a country participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State. Islamic State fighters opened fire inside Zaventem Airport, before several of them detonated their explosive belts, as a martyrdom bomber detonated his explosive belt in the Maalbeek metro station. The attacks resulted in more than 230 dead and wounded.”
lmoorhouse U.N. Secretary-General: 'Despicable attacks'
"The despicable attacks today struck at the heart of Belgium and the center of the European Union. The Secretary-General hopes those responsible will be swiftly brought to justice. He is confident that Belgium's and Europe’s commitment to human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence will continue to be the true and lasting response to the hatred and violence of which they became a victim today," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman says in a statement.
Your tributes: Brussels attacks
If you have photos of memorials, or tributes or stories of loss and survival, you can share with them by tagging #CNNiReport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Second nuclear power plant evacuated
A second nuclear power plant -- this one in Doel, also in eastern Belgium -- has been evacuated for undisclosed reasons, a spokesperson for Engie, the French company that operates the plant, tells CNN. All but essential staff at the plant have been sent home. Previously, a nuclear plant in Tihange was evacuated.
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