The attacks in Brussels left 32 dead and 270 wounded, but the figure is feared to climb as some of the injured are in serious condition.
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Two of the bombers were brothers.
European security officials say one of the suicide bombers who attacked the Brussels airport Tuesday is a suspected bombmaker for the Paris attackers.
The prosecutor said only that a suspect had been detained in the case, but did not elaborate.
Mr van Leeuw said the attack at Maalbek metro station happened while the train was leaving the station, in the second carriage which was still at the platform.
This isn’t the first time they’ve come across authorities’ radar. However, officials later told The Washington Post that a suspect was arrested, but it was not Laachraoui.
Mr van Leeuw said he could not give any more information, as he only wanted to provide “verified” facts that did not compromise the investigation. Khalid El Bakraoui is believed to have used an assumed name to rent a Brussels area apartment where Abdeslam’s fingerprints were found last week.
Ibrahim El Bakraoui, 29, blew himself up at a check-in counter at Brussels Zaventem airport shortly before 8am on Tuesday. But it wasn’t clear when that notice was issued or why Belgian authorities now say he had no ties to terrorism.
Authorities were led to the apartment by a taxi driver who drove the three men to the airport, without knowing of their plan.
The country’s Federal Prosecutor said a note was found in one raid, written by Brahim el-Bakraoui.
Najim Laachraoui, 24, was previously believed to be on the run after dumping a bag containing a bomb that failed to detonate and fleeing the airport.
Investigators believe both were killed in the airport blast.
The suspect on the right, wearing a white jacket and black hat, ran away from the scene of the attack.
The third man on the far left of the photo is yet to be identified by police.
Bloodied and dazed travelers staggered from the airport after two explosions – at least one blamed on a suicide attacker and another apparently on a suitcase bomb – tore through crowds checking in for morning flights.
Questions to consider: Where did the man in light-colored clothing go?
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Tuesday’s attacks on a city that is home to the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation sent shockwaves across Europe and around the world, with authorities racing to review security at airports and on public transport.
