THE BRUSSELS TERRORIST ATTACKS:
* WHAT WE KNOW
- The attacks carried out on morning of March 22 by at least four people
- two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the international airport, a third dropped off an explosive device and then left
- a fourth attacker blew himself up in a train at the Maelbeek station, near the seat in Brussels of the European Union's main institutions
- two dead suicide bombers identified as Brussels-born brothers Ibrahim El Bakraoui, 29, and Khalid El Bakraoui, 27
- Ibrahim was one of the suicide bombers at the airport, Khalid was at Maelbeek station
- third bomber is Najim Laachraoui, a 24-year-old Belgian national who had long been sought in connection with last year's Paris terrorist attacks; he was second suicide bomber who died in the airport attack
- at least 31 people dead in addition to the three attackers
- 28 of victims identified
- other victims have died in hospital but not yet included in official tally
- foreigners of eight different nationalities died
- 340 people wounded
- 19 foreign nationalities among injured victims
- Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility
- growing link between Brussels suicide bombings and November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris
- Laachraoui and Khalid El Bakraoui suspected of having rented real estate in Belgium allegedly used by Paris attackers
- traces of Laachraoui's DNA found on explosive vests used in Paris.
* WHAT WE DON'T KNOW
- Identity of fugitive airport attacker
- Belgian media say it's Faycal Cheffou, who was taken into custody on Thursday evening
- prosecutors say a man identified as Faycal C has been charged with terrorist murder, attempted terrorist murder and participation in activities of a terrorist group
- media reports of a second attacker at Maelbeek station, but not confirmed by Belgian officials
- still not known if other people helped Brussels attackers
- German police have arrested two men; one of them said to have had messages on his mobile phone linking him to the suicide bombings.
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