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Third Suspect of Brussels Airport Bombing Identified - Reports

© REUTERS / Yorick JansensBroken windows of the terminal at Brussels national airport are seen during a ceremony following bomb attacks in Brussels metro and Belgium's National airport of Zaventem, Belgium, March 23, 2016
Broken windows of the terminal at Brussels national airport are seen during a ceremony following bomb attacks in Brussels metro and Belgium's National airport of Zaventem, Belgium, March 23, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The third suspect in the Brussels airport bombing has been identified, local media reported Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Le Soir newspaper, the man, arrested Friday, was identified as Faycal Cheffou by a taxi driver who had taken him and his two accomplices, now dead, to the airport.

In this image made from video, emergency rescue workers stretcher an unidentified person at the site of an explosion at a metro station in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Two blasts took place in the departure hall of the Brussels Zaventem international airport on Tuesday. Another explosion took place at the Maelbeek metro station near the European Union institutions.

Thirty-one were killed and more than 300 were injured in the attacks. The responsibility for the attacks was claimed by Daesh terrorist group.

Ibrahim Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui detonated their explosives in the airport, while Ibrahim’s brother Khalid carried out the attack at the Maelbeek station.

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