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CCTV captured suspects moments before blasts ripped through departure lounge killing at least 14 people at Zaventem Airport

This image is believed to show three suspected terrorists moments before the Brussels Airport attack.

Two blasts rocked the departure hall at Zaventem Airport this morning killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more.

Another suicide bomber hit the Belgian city's Metro station killing another 20.

Police circulated an CCTV image showing three dark-haired men in the check-in area suspected of carrying out the airport atrocity.

The two on the left are believed to be wearing gloves, concealing the fact they are holding onto suicide vest detonators, it has been reported.

The third man on the right, wearing a hat and white clothes, is being sought by police.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks as retaliation for Belgium's support for coalition action in Syria and Iraq.

A witness said he heard shouts in Arabic and shots shortly before two blasts struck a packed airport departure lounge.

The blasts occurred four days after the arrest in Brussels of a suspected participant in November militant attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.

Belgian police and combat troops on the streets had been on alert for reprisal but the attacks took place in crowded areas where people and bags are not searched.

All public transport in Brussels was shut down, as it was in London during 2005 Islamist militant attacks there that killed 52.

Authorities appealed to citizens not to use overloaded telephone networks, extra troops were sent into the city and the

Belgian Crisis Centre, clearly wary of a further incident, appealed to the population: "Stay where you are".

Later, people were told that mainline rail stations would open at 4 pm to let commuters head home.

Sky News reporter Alex Rossi, at the airport, said he heard two "very, very loud explosions".

He said: "I could feel the building move. There was also dust and smoke as well...I went towards where the explosion came from and there were people coming out looking very dazed and shocked."

Public broadcaster VRT said police had found a Kalashnikov assault rifle next to the body of an attacker at the airport.

Such weapons have become a trademark of Islamic State-inspired attacks in Europe, notably in Belgium and France, including on November 13 in Paris.

An unused explosive belt was also found in the area, the public broadcaster said.

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