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Investigators seek 2nd man in connection with Brussels metro bombing

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Investigators are tracking down a second man suspected of accompanying the Brussels metro suicide bomber, Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported Thursday.

The suspect was caught by surveillance camera at Maelbeek metro station, where Khalid El Bakraoui exploded a suicide vest in the morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing around 20 people and injuring about 130 others.

The man, whose identity is to be established, was carrying a large bag at the time, according to the RTBF.

Explosions at Brussels' Zaventem international airport and at the Maelbeek metro station on Tuesday killed at least 34 people and injured more than 180 others.

The airport suicide bomber was identified as Brahim El Bakraoui. He was Khalid El Bakraoui's brother. Endi