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Thursday 3 December 2020
The police union says safety concerns have not been addressed.
He was captured on 18 March in a massive police raid in Brussels.
A rally in Brussels has been banned over concerns about violence – what do you think?
Here’s what you need to know as you start your day.
The latest information those who died in the tragedy.
Meanwhile, a new video released today shows a man wanted by police walking next to two suspected suicide bombers.
Marc Wilmots claims the 28-year-old is the best goalscorer he has with Belgium’s national team and views the player as a box-to-box midfielder.
“This is our home” and “The state, Daesh accomplice,” the hooligans shouted.
Video footage from the scene appeared to show a child with the man as he was dragged away by police.
Around 40 nationalities are thought to be among the dead and wounded.
Families face an agonising wait after forensic experts warn it could take weeks to identify victims.
Investigators are gradually piecing together the bloody events in Europe’s symbolic capital.
Belgian authorities are under immense pressure over the attacks and their apparent inability to stop domestic terrorist networks.
All three suicide bombers have now been identified.
Niamh Jordan and her family were at the Ryanair check-in desk when the explosions went off.
Aer Lingus has cancelled its flights, while Ryanair is flying to Charleroi instead.
Cameraman Alex Sapienza took this shot after a long day of filming in Brussels.
The match takes place next Tuesday.
Mason Well was standing within feet of a bomb that exploded at the airport.
They were known to police but in connection with organised crime – not for acts of terrorism.
A manhunt is on for at least one suspect.
Police believe he accompanied two likely suicide bombers.
At least 34 people were killed in two explosions.
This morning’s attacks at Brussels airport and a metro station in the city have left at least 34 people dead and hundreds wounded.
At least 34 people have died in two separate attacks.
Irish people travelling to Belgium have been told to exercise caution.
Support is in no short supply for those affected by events in Belgium this morning.
Dieumerci Mbokani was unharmed after he was at Zaventem Airport during this morning’s explosions.
The country’s footballers have expressed their shock at this morning’s tragic events.
Police in Belgium have named one of two men still wanted in connection with the terrorist attacks.
Abdeslam is expected to be extradited back to France in “no more than three months”.
Salah Abdeslam was arrested yesterday following a shootout in Molenbeek, Belgium.
Officers in the Belgian capital came under fire during the anti-terror operation.
Mayor of Kokzijde Marc Vanden Bussche has proposed the move after complaints were received from female bathers regarding the behaviour of certain asylum seekers.
Last week, Belgian investigators said that they had found a flat they believe was used by Abdeslam after the attacks.
The city has been on high alert since the terror attacks in Paris on 13 November.
Luckily, there’s no blood being shed over the deal.
Military-type training uniforms, propaganda materials from the Islamic State group and computer material were seized by police during searches.
It’s time to take a closer look at the top sides in tomorrow’s draw.
Belgium said it is searching for the suspects, who it is believed helped attack suspect Salah Abdeslam.
THIS YEAR HAS given us a lot of unexpected things, but one of the bigger cultural changes of 2020 has been the wide-scale move to working from home.
Writing in TheJournal.ie today, Arlene Vithaldas of the UCC Academy argues that it’s time for society to change its view of a workplace that includes commuting to offices.
Some people have found that working from home has given them more time, because they don’t have to commute both ways or end up getting stuck in the office after hours.
However, others miss the collaborative nature and social aspect of being in the office, as well as the chance to regularly be in urban centres where offices tend to be located.
Today we’re asking: Do you enjoy working remotely?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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