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The Metro Transit Police Department has ramped up its patrols and K9 sweeps in the wake of terror attacks that occurred in Brussels this morning at an airport and metro station.
No known, specific or credible threat to Metro at this time. Additional K9 sweeps + patrols starting this AM as precaution. #wmata
— Metro Transit Police (@MetroTransitPD) March 22, 2016
Two explosions—one believed to be a suicide bombing—occurred in the departure hall of the airport in the Belgian capital, CNN reports. Belgian media has reported that at least 11 people were killed in this attack. Another explosion happened in the Maelbeek subway station, in which fifteen people were killed and 55 were wounded, according to the Brussels Metro Authority, which shut down the subway system.
At this time, Metro officials don’t know of any threat to D.C.’s transit system, the department added in a Twitter post today. The Alexandria police department also announced on Twitter that officers will patrol metro lots this morning.
