Two explosions have hit Zaventem airport in Brussels, Belgium. The blasts occurred at around 7:30 this morning:
Varying reports are currently rolling in, however the Belgium government has confirmed that there are casualties.
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Flights have been grounded and the airport is currently being evacuated.
According to the BBC, unconfirmed media reports, citing firefighters responding to the scene, say up to 11 people have been killed.
Belgian news agency Belga is reporting that shots were fired and Arabic words were shouted prior to the explosions.
The explosions come four days after the arrest of Salah Abdeslam, the man suspected of organising the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015.
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Update: There have been reports of a blast at Maelbeek station. The Brussels metro has tweeted to say the entire system has been shut down:
