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22nd Mar 2016

Irish student describes the panic at Brussels Airport after bombs go off

Tony Cuddihy

Student Luke Mac an Bháird was caught up in the attack on Zaventem Airport in Brussels.

Luke, from Galway, is a student of Law and Politics currently based in Belgium, and was set to fly home this morning when the attacks occurred.

He tweeted from the airport as people were caught up in a stampede.

https://twitter.com/Luke_Mac_/status/712173498182066176

https://twitter.com/Luke_Mac_/status/712174352859578368

He retweeted the following image of smoke rising from the terminal building where the attack occurred.

https://twitter.com/Luke_Mac_/status/712179138157789184

https://twitter.com/Luke_Mac_/status/712181069617958913

https://twitter.com/Luke_Mac_/status/712182008240316416

https://twitter.com/Luke_Mac_/status/712182919910002688

Details on how to contact the Irish Embassy in Brussels

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