Media urged to remain silent about investigations in Brussels
Following the attacks in Brussels, Belgian authorities have asked the media not to report on ongoing investigations into the attacks.
"Some journalists are disseminating information about the ongoing investigation", criticized the Belgian public prosecutor's office in a statement on Tuesday. It therefore "urges the press to refrain from disseminating information about the ongoing judicial investigation so as not to harm the investigation". Earlier, media reports had mentioned house searches in Brussels in connection with the attacks in the morning. According to official figures, at least 34 people were killed and many more injured in the bomb attacks. The attacks were carried out in the departure area of the Belgian capital's airport and in a metro station in Maelbeek, which is not far from the most important buildings of the EU institutions. The government declared the highest terror alert level. (SDA)
