Two airplanes now heading to Zaventem Airport in the Belgian capital Brussels have reported bomb alerts, according to national broadcaster VRT.
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One of the threats was on a flight from Oslo to Brussels – reportedly be called in when the plane was 20 minutes from the airport. The reports were reportedly radioed in from the aircraft to air traffic control.
It’s believed that one of the passenger jets, which departed from Oslo, has now landed.
Mr Raes said he left the plane safely and was now in the Arrivals hall at the airport.
The football commentator told HLN everyone was “shocked” when the pilot told them about the threat.
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.
He said: “We saw nothing, no fire or police. All passengers are already on their way home now or waiting for a connecting flight”.
Eric Van der Sypt, spokesman for the federal prosecutor was quoted by VRT that the threats have been taken seriously although he didn’t reveal the full details or the exact extent of the threat.
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Last March, Islamist bombers killed 32 people in suicide attacks at Brussels airport and a metro station.
