Belgian prime minister calls the Brussels terrorist attacks 'blind, violent, and cowardly'

Belgian prime minister speaking about the attacks.
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“What we feared, has happened,” Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said in a press conference on the terrorist attacks that rocked Brussels on Tuesday. "We must face this challenge in solidarity, united, together," he added, calling the attacks "blind, violent, and cowardly." He confirmed there are "dozens dead and wounded." Nico Lauricella

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Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.