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| Planes land at Brussels, Toulouse after reported bomb alerts – Belgian media | Planes land at Brussels, Toulouse after reported bomb alerts – Belgian media |
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| Two airplanes which were heading to Zaventem Airport in the Belgian capital, Brussels, had reported bomb alerts on Wednesday, according to national broadcaster VRT. | Two airplanes which were heading to Zaventem Airport in the Belgian capital, Brussels, had reported bomb alerts on Wednesday, according to national broadcaster VRT. |
| Emergency services had been deployed at the airport, VRT reported. | Emergency services had been deployed at the airport, VRT reported. |
| According to VRT, which cites the Belgian federal prosecutor, the threat was "serious enough to take action." | According to VRT, which cites the Belgian federal prosecutor, the threat was "serious enough to take action." |
| It was later reported that the bomb threats had been a false alarm, RTBF said, citing the federal prosecutor's office. | |
| One of the planes with a reported bomb alert might have been from the Norwegian capital of Oslo, according to a tweet posted by an apparent passenger. The man later tweeted he made it safely to the arrivals area of the airport. | One of the planes with a reported bomb alert might have been from the Norwegian capital of Oslo, according to a tweet posted by an apparent passenger. The man later tweeted he made it safely to the arrivals area of the airport. |
| Another flight possibly under threat might have been a plane belonging to a Moroccan carrier, which has been diverted and landed in Toulouse in southern France, VRT reported. | Another flight possibly under threat might have been a plane belonging to a Moroccan carrier, which has been diverted and landed in Toulouse in southern France, VRT reported. |
| According to broadcaster RTL, citing emergency workers, both of the planes safely landed at Zaventem. It didn't specify their points of origin. | |
| Flight operations at Zaventem Airport are now reportedly continuing as normal. |