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No Indian casualties reported from Brussels blasts
Brussels/New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS) The Indian government has said that there is no Indian casualty reported following the two explosions at the Zaventem Airport in Brussels on Tuesday morning, which has forced the Belgian government to issue maximum alert across the country, according to media reports.
Brussels is a hub for Jet Airways; the airlines has said it is still checking on its staff.
According to local media, an explosion also occurred at the Maalbeek Metro Station in central Brussels; the metro station is located near EU buildings.
All metro stations in Brussels have been closed, according to the city's transportation agency's official twitter account.
According to local reports, all public transport has been halted in Brussels.
Earlier on Tuesday, at least one person was killed and several were injured in two explosions occurred in the departure hall of Brussels airport and several people were injured, media reports said.
The blasts took place four days after the arrest of a suspected participant in November militant attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
Unconfirmed reports said several people were killed in the explosions.
The airport has been shut cancelling all flights.
"Passengers that are still located in other area's in the airport are asked to remain calm and wait for further information," tweeted the airport's official site.
Social media showed pictures of smoke rising from the departure hall where all windows had been shattered by the blast. Passengers were seen running away down a slipway from the departure lounge.
Sky News television's Alex Rossi, at the scene, said he heard two "very, very loud explosions".
On March 19, the prime surviving suspect for November's Paris attacks was shot in the leg and captured during a police raid in Brussels, ending an intensive four-month manhunt.
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