MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. Russia’s Transport Ministry will inspect security at Russian airports after recent blasts in Brussels, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov told journalists.

Commenting on the Belgian capital blasts data, Sokolov said: "We’ll take this information into account and most seriously inspect the situation at Russian airports from the transport security viewpoint."

According to latest reports, at least 17 people were killed in the explosion at Maelbeek metro stations close to the EU institutions in Brussels earlier on Tuesday. Dozens have been injured.

The Belgian authorities recognized the blasts as a terror act and raised the terrorism threat in the country to the maximum fourth level.