Brussels airport not to open today; death toll lowered to 32
March 30, 2016  08:01
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Brussels airport said it would not reopen today despite drills to test resuming partial services after the suicide bombings that struck its departure hall and a metro train, as Belgium lowered the death toll to 32.

Zaventem airport has been closed since twin bombings wrecked the departure hall on March 22, in coordinated suicide attacks that were claimed by the Islamic State group.

The government said lowered the earlier toll of 35 to 32, following confusion between two lists of people who had died at the scene and in hospital.   'After thorough verification: number of victims goes down to 32. Still 94 people in hospital,' Health Minister Maggie de Block tweeted.
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