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| Brussels attacks: First anniversary of bombings marked | Brussels attacks: First anniversary of bombings marked |
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| Belgium is marking the first anniversary of the suicide bomb attacks on the Brussels airport and underground system, which killed 32 people. | Belgium is marking the first anniversary of the suicide bomb attacks on the Brussels airport and underground system, which killed 32 people. |
| More than 300 people were wounded in the attacks, which were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. | More than 300 people were wounded in the attacks, which were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. |
| King Philippe, who was joined by Queen Mathilde and Prime Minister Charles Michel, led a minute's silence at Zaventem airport. | |
| Commemorations also took place at the Maelbeek underground station. | |
| Sixteen people died at each attack location. | |
| A memorial to the 22 March 2016 attacks is due to be officially unveiled in the Belgian capital's European quarter. | A memorial to the 22 March 2016 attacks is due to be officially unveiled in the Belgian capital's European quarter. |
| The commemoration at the airport began with an emotional song from Eddy Van Calster, whose wife Fabienne Vansteenkiste, an airport worker, died in the attacks. | |
| German Lars Waetzmann was about to leave for New York with his wife Jennifer when the attacks happened. He was badly hurt but she died. | |
| "The unthinkable happened," he said at the commemoration. "What if we had left 10 minutes later? What if we had driven a bit slower? In a split second my world changed. But on that very moment I also started seeing the best in mankind." | |
| The suicide bombings were Belgium's worst terror attacks. A year on, Belgium is still on a high state of alert, with soldiers patrolling the streets. |