Brussels Terror Attack Highlights Importance Of Civilian Trauma Skills

By Bob Owens

Muslim terrorists attacked the Belgian capital of Brussels today in a series of attacks that seem to have used IEDs and may have used firearms as well. The attacks took place four days after the primary suspect in the November terrorist attacks in Paris, France was arrested in the city.

News media are reporting at least 28 known dead in the attacks.

The first two explosions rocked the departure hall at the Brussels airport shortly after 8 a.m. local time. (3 a.m. ET). Witnesses told The Associated Press that one occurred at an excess baggage payment counter and the other near a Starbucks cafe.

Reuters, citing the Belga news agency, reported that shots were fired and shouting in Arabic was heard before the explosions.

Zach Mouzoun, who arrived on a flight from Geneva about 10 minutes before the first blast, told BFM television that the second, louder explosion brought down ceilings and ruptured pipes, mixing water with blood from victims.

“It was atrocious. The ceilings collapsed,” he said. “There was blood everywhere, injured people, bags everywhere.”
“We were walking in the debris. It was a war scene,” he said.
About 80 minutes after the airport blasts, another explosion was reported on a train that was …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms