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Two additional U.S. citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
Source: Reuters
World | Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:53pm EDT
Two additional U.S. citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
WASHINGTON
Two more U.S. citizens have been confirmed killed in last week's Brussels suicide bombings, a State Department official said on Sunday, bringing the death toll for Americans to four.
"We can confirm the deaths of two additional U.S. citizens in Brussels, and we express our deepest condolences to their loved ones," the official said. No other details were immediately available.
The attacks on Tuesday at the Brussels Airport and on a metro train killed 31 people, including three attackers, and injured hundreds more. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
The State Department has declined to name any of the four people killed in the Brussels attacks, citing respect for their families.
On Saturday, employers said that two of them were Justin and Stephanie Shults, residents of Belgium who were originally from Tennessee and Kentucky. They were last seen dropping off her mother at the Brussels airport shortly before the check-in area was rocked by a powerful explosion.
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Two additional U.S. citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
WASHINGTON
Two more U.S. citizens have been confirmed killed in last week's Brussels suicide bombings, a State Department official said on Sunday, bringing the death toll for Americans to four.
"We can confirm the deaths of two additional U.S. citizens in Brussels, and we express our deepest condolences to their loved ones," the official said. No other details were immediately available.
The attacks on Tuesday at the Brussels Airport and on a metro train killed 31 people, including three attackers, and injured hundreds more. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
The State Department has declined to name any of the four people killed in the Brussels attacks, citing respect for their families.
On Saturday, employers said that two of them were Justin and Stephanie Shults, residents of Belgium who were originally from Tennessee and Kentucky. They were last seen dropping off her mother at the Brussels airport shortly before the check-in area was rocked by a powerful explosion.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-blast-usa-idUSKCN0WU02B