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Brussels bombing suspect arrested — paper

At least 31 people were killed in multiple explosions in the Belgium capital on Tuesday
Combination photo provided by the Belgian Federal Police showing Najim Laachraoui Belgian Federal Police via AP
Combination photo provided by the Belgian Federal Police showing Najim Laachraoui
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BRUSSELS, March 23. /TASS/. Najim Laachraoui, one of the suspects in Tuesday's Brussels bombings, has been arrested in the Belgian capital, La Derniere Heure daily said on Wednesday.

The newspaper said the suspect was arrested in the city's Anderlecht district.

L'Echo, a Belgian business newspaper, later reported that police confirmed Laachraoui’s arrest.

At least 31 people were killed and over 260 injured in the explosions that rocked Brussels airport and metro station on Tuesday morning.