one of the messages had to do with the man who blew himself up at the malbec metro station. another reads "the end." america says it has killed the second in command of the so-called islamic state. defense secretary ash carter said they killed the man in charge of the haji imam groups finances. carter called him haji imam, but he is -- carter called himhaji iman, but he is also known as al-qaduli and abu alaa al-afari reporter: he is dead, al-qaduli, the second most important man in the united states. the u.s. forces say they killed him, but they will not say when or where and they warned that more are ready to take his >> leaders can be replaced. however, these leaders have been around for a long time. they are senior. they are experienced. and so, a lemonade in them is an important objective and achieves an important result -- eliminating them is important objective and achieves an important result. i would say it's necessary. it's not sufficient, but it's important. reporter: this continues after operations in the belgian capital continue apace after the latest attacks in

the fact that the cc tv from the malbec metro station appeared to suggest that another individual wash the suicide bomber and carrying the same sort of rack sack that he was carrying. he is seen talking to him, and we know of course, that he then detonated his device in the second carriage of that train. so certainly there is the sense among some people that a deep concern, worry about what this means for their city, and that is reflected the anxiety amongst people is reflected by the very serious military presence there has been in the streets. you see outside metro stations long lines of people waiting to go inside, because their bags and property is being frisked, being searched by the military to try to find any evidence of anything unthwart. so that's certainly one sense that has developed here. there is also frustration with the government about whether it could have done more to prevent these facts. the fact that the brothers were known to the police because of criminal records, that sort of thing. one newspaper here has accused the government of letting these suicide bombers g

another suspect, who they believe may have been in the -- involved in the bombing of the malbec -- ma elbeek metro station. reporter: a new suspect in the brussels attacks. this facial composite has been released, apparently showing a second man involved with the metro bombing. hesurveillance cameras, can be seen carrying a large fact next to one of the confirmed suicide bomber's -- large bag next to one of the confirmed suicide bombers. authorities are trying to figure out whether he died in the attack or is now on the run. the man in the house also remains a mystery for the moment. hat alson in the remains a mystery for the moment. apartment thats the group left for the airport and where police found a large amount of materials used to make bombs. a largely nondescript building in the middle of renovation work. >> they hide in places like this. good hiding places. nobody can imagine that this apartment, which had been undergoing renovations for what - month -- for a month - they hid in a basement. they were hiding in a partly abandoned house. they find places and they hide. reporter: the third man at th

. >> and female big metro station -- and the malbec -- malbeek metro station remains closed as well. >> authorities have made one connection with the deadly bombings yesterday but authorities would not say who they rested are what that person's role was in these attacks by in the briefing about an hour ago, a belgian fratto -- federal prosecutor says the investigation is still very much under way and clarified who the people in these photos were and what their status is. this was taken from surveillance video shortly before the bombs detonated. here is a breakdown of who these people are. the man on the left, i'm not sure if it's working with our screen, but the man on the left is kind of cut off. he is unidentified but believed to be a suicide bomber at the airport who blew himself up. the man in the center is brahimi all bakraoui -- brahim el bakraoui. the man on the right is believed to be at large and pure lease us to looking for him -- and police are still looking for him. he was caring the largest back of explosives. of us left behind at the airport and did not detonate until t

two explosions went off at the terminal, and there has been one explosion at malbec station at the metronderground network. at least 34 people have been killed and many more have been injured. the major of brussels says 20 of those deaths were in the explosion at mel beck station. paul brennan is close to the metro station, neave barker is at the airport. this is his report. >> reporter: this video was taken just a few moments after the explosions at brussels airport. eyewitnesss say they felt the blast. >> i saw a light flash, and a big explosion, and then people started to scream and started to run, and it was at that point we realized there was something going on. >> translator: we were having lunch on the fourth floor when we heard the first explosion. then there was screaming and people started to leave, then there was a second large explosion and the windows shatterered. >> reporter: the explosions took place just after 7 gmt with another just an hour later at the metro station in the city. >> as i was exiting the metro, there was a loud muffled explosion, a lot of dust raised and

blown up in that attack, or he could have come to where i am right now, to the malbec subway -- were the maelbeek metro station. the attack behind me going off at nine, 11 a.m. brussels time. -- police are connecting conducting manhunts that may not be connected to those three. so it is not clear if they have caught all the suspects. but they are doing a lot of searching. they have asked of the brusselsts working in not to divulge where those searches are taking place. so we will respect that. but it is a big search throughout the country. they say they have reintroduced border checks. i crossed the border from belgium into france three or four hours ago and i did not see police checking passports. -- wet crossed across just crossed across the border. where does the investigation will? ryan: what they are focusing on is the extent to which this is attack -- this is connected to the perfect events in paris. is, onson for that friday, they are arrested right here in brussels a man that they believed was the last suspect, one of the terrorist suicide bombers that didn't blow himself up in paris. he hailed from br

about an hour later, a bomb exploded inside a metro card at the malbec station. [ crying ] in the dark the sound of a child crying as passengers evacuated a train and walked down the track. outside, injured victims sat on the ground getting help. the belgian prime minister called for calm. >> brussels went under a citywide lockdown with 500 soldiers deployed. police conducted raids and found an islamic state flag and bomb making chemicals in one apartment. investigators are trying to determine if the attacks are linked to last friday's arrest of salah abdeslam. he was reported: partly with belgian police which may have triggered the attackers to proceed with their plans. president obama got an emergency briefing in cuba. he sent a message to the world. >> we will do whatever is necessary to support our friend and ally belgium in bringing together justice those who are responsible. and this is yet another reminder that the world must unite. >> reporter: state department says that no americans were killed. they are still trying to determine how many were injured. we know of at least nine

amount of security checks has been reduced slightly, much of the metro system is now up and running, although of course the malbec stations still closed and the airport it's a is set to open monday at the earliest, nonetheless people are here expressing their sadness but also their defiance. >> thank you. >>> a top isil leader has been killed. it happened tuesday near the iraqi city of mosul. the united states is not confirming the method of the attack. let's go to jamie mcintyre at the pentagon. so jamie what do we know? >> reporter: well, the phrase that secretary of defense ash carter used was the systematic elimination of the isil cabinet. this earlier killing of the reputed number 2 of isil is just the latest of senior-level isil leaders that have been killed. earlier the pentagon confirmed that they killed a man who was considered to be equivalent to the secretary of war. they also captured a man believed to be the head of their chemical weapons and they were getting intelligence from them. and today at this news conference, secretary of defense ash carter simply indicated that the success they are having, whittlin

. >> reporter: the metro system has reopened now although malbec station remains sealed off, but commutersearful. >> we have to be careful because they are walking around between us. it's maybe today, it's maybe in a month. it's maybe in one year. but they are still going on for attacking us. >> reporter: belgium remains at the high estate of alert, and the city of brussels swamped with police and soldiers. this woman was passing as the bomb went off. she watched horrified as the dead and wounded were carried out. >> you could say we expected this, but i actually never expected this. >> reporter: one moment of silence has developed into more than five minutes of silent reflection now. and the public opinion is changing from initial grief and shock to anger at the apparent failure of the police and intelligence services. the interior minister and justice minister have been offed to resign. their resignations were refused by the prime minister. >>> state tv in syria showing pictures of government forces entering the ancient city of palmyra. earlier government forces took over two isil positi

there are reports in the belgian media of a possible third explosion at a metro station, a subway station in a place called malbec but it is being reported quite widely by belgian media. the fear is not just sing lal attacks but not just in the city but across europe. attacks happening in brussels, - london, paris, simultaneously, so if there are reports now coming out of a third explosion obviously willmmediately raise fears this is a coordinated attack that is under y. that, of course, is similar to what we saw in paris in november with at the batatlan theatre and the biggest soccer stadium and elsewhere around paris. it's still early yet but they're >> that would be a headliner right now. we had rep@rts of two explosion explosions.. you can see the damage at the airport and roughly about an hour and a half ago, about 9:30 local time in brussels and now alex, you're reporting that some local immediatemedia reporting a ather explosion near the heart of brussels at this hour. of course, we haven't con firmed that but would go toward the sort of attacks that we've had befo with these coordinated terror attacks in

are reports in the belgian media of a possible third explosion at a metro station, a subway station in brussels. in a place called malbec but it is being reported quite widely by belgian media. the fear is not just sing lal attacks but not just in the city but across europe. attacks happening in brussels, london, paris, simultaneously, so if there are reports now coming out of a third explosion obviously will immediately raise fears this is a coordinated attack that is under way. that, of course, is similar to what we saw in paris in november with at the bataclan theatre and the biggest soccer stadium and elsewhere around paris. it's still early yet but they're reporting a third explosion at a subway station. >> that would be a headliner right now. we had reports of two explosi explosions. you can see the damage at the airport and roughly about an hour and a half ago, about 9:30 local time in brussels and now alex, you're reporting that some local immediamedia reporting an explosion near the heart of brussels at this hour. of course, we haven't con firmed that but would go toward the sort of attacks that we've had befor

. >> reporter: the metro system has reopened now, and passengers are making their way back to work. although malbec stationns sealed off. >> we have to be careful because they are walking around between us. it's maybe today. it's maybe in a month. it's maybe in a year, but they are still going on for attacking us. >> reporter: belgium remains at the high estate of alert. isabelle was passing the station as the bomb went off. she watched horrified as the dead and wounded were carried out. it has left a lasting impression on her. >> you could say that we expected this , but it still -- i actually never expected this. it's -- it's -- i have been living in belgium all of my life, it never really had something like this. >> reporter: one minute of silence here has developed into more than five minutes of silence reflection now, and the public opinion here in brussels is also changing from the initial grief and shock to anger at the apparent failings of the police and intelligence receiveses. belgian's interior minister and justice minister have both offered to resign. their reclamati reclamation -- resignations