American Airlines says no employees hurt in Brussels blasts

American Airlines says none of its employees were reported injured in the explosions that ripped through Brussels airport.

Unconfirmed reports had said the blast took place near the American Airlines check-in counter at the airport in the Belgian capital.

Illustrative: An American Airlines Boeing 777 during takeoff (CC-BY-SA Sergey Kustov/Wikimedia Commons)
Illustrative: An American Airlines Boeing 777 during takeoff (CC-BY-SA Sergey Kustov/Wikimedia Commons)

The company would not comment on the reports, but says in a statement the airline was “taking care of our customers, employees and contractors.”

It says American Airlines Flight 751, due to have left Brussels Tuesday for Philadelphia, had been canceled.

— AFP

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