Victims of Brussels terror attacks remembered at airport and Maelbeek metro

(Brussels Times) The victims of the terror attacks that rocked Belgium on this day seven years ago are being remembered with moments of reflection on Wednesday, including at the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels and at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, where the attacks took place.

The victims of the attacks of 22 March 2016 were commemorated at Brussels Airport on Wednesday morning during a subdued ceremony, attended by several relatives of victims, emergency workers and employees of the airport. The … victims’ names were called out and flowers laid down.

This year, not 16, but 17 names were called out at the airport. The name of Shanti De Corte was added, the young woman who was euthanised last year as a result of her declining mental health after the attack.

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