On 22 March 2016 at 09:11 CET , an explosion took place at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station . The bomb exploded from the second carriage of a four carriage train as it started to leave the Maelbeek/Maalbeek station and head in the direction of Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet . The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released a statement claiming responsibility for the attack and branding Belgium a participant in the ongoing Military intervention against ISIL . The suicide attack took place about an hour after the bombings took place in Brussels Airport . The Flemish radio and television organisation VRT officially reported 20 people were killed at the metro station , with 106 injured
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Maalbeek/Maelbeek metro station