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Belgium announces 3 days of national mourning
March 22, 2016

In wake of the the multiple explosions in Brussels which killed 34 and injured 200 others, Belgium has announced a three day national mourning period. 

"All national flags on public buildings will be at half-mast through Thursday," Frederic Cauderlier, spokesman for Belgian premier Charles Michel said. 

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said: "We are at war. Over the past few months in Europe, we have endured several acts of war." 
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