thanks. >>> let's focus on isis bomb maker najim laachraoui. the key tie to the paris attacks linked through dna. investigators have been looking for laachraoui for months. his name released to the public after also arrested suspect salah abdeslam just days before. for more, let's turn to senior international correspondent nima elbagir. as we learn more about this, nima, we see how closely woven these are to what we are seeing in brussels. >> reporter: absolutely. it was the naming of najim laachraoui that really tied that final knot together for authorities in terms of fundamentally connecting the network that carried out paris and the incidents in brussels. najim laachraoui was known to authorities. widely believed to be the isis bombmaker involved with the attacks in paris. his dna was found in the bomb lab in schaerbeek. it was also found on the suicide belts that the attackers used in france. and what has been frightening for them is the evolution of laachraoui's skill set. in france attack, one person was killed. as tragic as that was. par

fred, thank you. >>> isis bomb maker najim laachraoui, the key tie to the paris attacks, linked through dna found in houses in belgium used by the terror cell. investigators have been looking for laachraoui for months. his name released to the public after also arrested salah abdeslam days before the brussels bombings. the police raid created a panic in the terror cell forcing them to speed up plans. ibrahim el bakraoui's laptop contained his will. he wrote, i don't know what to do. i'm in a hurry. people are looking for me everywhere. if i give myself up, i'll end up in a cell. for more, let's bring in jim bittermann in our paris bureau. >> reporter: good morning, christine. the headlines were full of it linking the two attacks and najim laachraoui is in fact that connection. his dna was found on the suicide belts blown up at the football stadium and the bataclan theater and the safe house in brussels. that safe house was also used by salah abdeslam, who was the one attacker here that got away. a lot of reason to believe this is all the same cell as this newspaper reported this morning

najim laachraoui was wanted by interpol, he was on a red alert. the two brothers who are also attackers in these vicious attacks also had extensive rap sheets. so a lot of questions here as to why all of these men who were well known to authorities were able to slip under the radar and go undetected and carry out these attacks when this country was already on a state of very high alert, john. >> indeed. a lot of questions, as you say, clarissa ward. thank you so much. stand by in brussels. we're also learning the identities, as clarissa said, of two of the bombers. they are brothers. one blew himself up at the airport, the other behind the attack on the subway. let's bring in pamela brown. pamela, what is the latest on the investigation? >> john, as clarissa alluded to, there were warning signs about both brothers. turn turkish authorities are saying one of them was deported back to belgium last year for his ties to terrorism and the other brother has an interpol red notice that was issued this year for terrorism charges, yet both of them were abl

and najim laachraoui brazenly involved in this attack.t with that level of explosives. we still have this 15 kilograms, 40 pounds of device still inside that apartment. who was that intended for and who else was part of this cell and where are they? >> nick paton walsh, thanks so much. >>> the terror attacks are sparking new controversy on the campaign trail in the united states. this morning on "new day," senator ted cruz reiterated his comments calling for police to secure and patrol muslim neighborhoods in the u.s. he also slammed his crit ics. >> it's been interesting in the last 24 hours when i call for pro-active policing, directed at radical islamic terrorism, the reaction from democrats, mayor de blasio here in new york blasted me, attacking me. it's an example where democrats are more concerned about political correctness than they are about keeping us safe. and that's why people are so fed up. >> senator ted cruz has drawn some fire from his remarks, not least from american muslims. gary tuchman reports from an american city tha

najim laachraoui is a suspected bomb maker and his d.n.a. was found on explosive belts used in paris. the suicide bomber at the metro was this man who had entered the house in the paris attackers used before their attacks and rented the hide out in brussels where salah abdeslam fled. several are still being hunted like this man. 101 casualties are still being treated in hospital. four of those killed in tuesday's bomb tacks have yet it be positively identified. it is a difficult an forensic task. >> translation: you have to understand that a terrorist bomb contains lots of pieces and they hilt the victims at a high speed. we won't release further details. >> reporter: brussels remains tense. there will be a memorandum more wralial on-- memorial on sundays >> for the inquiries we need a lot of police capacity all over the country and it is our main priority to let the police in the best circumstances possible do these inquiries. >> reporter: the organisers agreed. the rally is off. but the grieving goes on >>> the former yemeni president has

one of the men is reportedly najim laachraoui.nother had been arrested and deported from turkey, according to the turkish president. even holland is involved in this issue. we reported him to holland and informed them with a diplomatic note also. an hour after the blast, there was an explosion at the metro station. they have also identified the identity of this assailant. two brothers carried out the attacks, and they had criminal records, including armed robbery, but there was no terrorism link. for now, the search continues for more information, accomplices, and the known surviving suspect. brent: this story is moving quickly with lots of leads, and i asked our correspondent to tell us the latest. reporter: brent, we are looking at a sophisticated network that has connections apparently across europe. now, we also received information here that, indeed, one of the suicide bombers at the airport seems to be najim laachraoui, a 25 euros, and that is interesting, because as you said, there is an apparent connection to the paris att

on the left is najim laachraoui. the left is fisel c. the third man's device failed to explode and he fled. >> reporter: the location of this man's arrest is extraordinary. he may be the third airport bomber, a bomber whose photograph has been all over the belgian media the last few days although he was arrested out front of this area that was crawling with soldiers and police. there are new names and connections emerging evidence day. it is clear that the paris and brussels attacks were the work of one network not separate cells. najim laachraoui was connected by dna evidence to an address used by the paris bombers. salah abdeslam and these three. najim laachraoui is an expected bomb maker and his dain was found on explosives belts. the suicide bomber at brussels metro was khalid el-bakraoui who had rented the safe house which the paris attackers used before their attacks and also the hide out where salah abdeslam fled after paris. several accomplices are still being hunted, including this man. 101 casualties are still being treated in

. >> reporter: in the middle here is brahim el-bakraoui, on the left in najim laachraoui. it is the man on the right fisel c. they blew themselves up on friday and the third one fled. the location of the arrest of the third seems extraordinary. it is main who may be the third airport bomber, a bomber whose photo has been on media for the last three days. there are new names, new connections emerging every day. it is now clear that the paris and brussels attacks were the work of one network, not separate cells. the brussels airport bombers, najim laachraoui was connected by dna evidence to an address used by the paris bombers, these men. najim laachraoui is a suspected bomb maker and his dain was found on belts used in the bataclan and stade de france. this man was responsible for the metro bombing. he rented the house which paris attackers used before their attacks. also the rental where salah abdeslam fled to after paris. several are still be hunted, including this man. 101 casualties are still being treated in hospital. four of those killed in tuesday's bomb attacks have

on the left is najim laachraoui. it is the man on the right fisil c, they blew themselves up on tuesday but the third man's device failed to explode. the belgian media is naming fisel craze. >> reporter: the location of his arrest seems extraordinary. it may be the third airport bomber, a bomber whose photos has been on media. there are new names, new connections emerging every day. it is now clear that the paris and brussels attacks were the work of one network, not separate cells. the brussels airport bombers najim laachraoui was connected by dna evidence to an address used by the paris bombers. salah abdeslam and others here. najim laachraoui is a suspected bomb maker and his d.n.a. was found on belts in paris and stade de france. the suicide bomber at brussels metro was khalid el-bakraoui who had rented the safe house which the paris attackers used before their attacks. also rented the hide out in suburban brafs where salah abdeslam fled after paris. several accomplices are still being hunted, including this man.

most importantly, the key figure that they're looking for now is najim laachraoui, the alleged bombmaker for the paris attacks. his dna was found at several locations from those attacks. and yesterday belgian and french authorities put out a sort of all points bulletin asking for find this alleged bombmaker. obviously, the concern is not that he was involved in the paris attacks but that he may be involved in further attacks. i have to also add that when they arrested abdeslam, they also found that he had gone to a different location in some brussels neighborhoods where there were lots of weapons. that led them to believe that he was not only in hiding, but he was planning further attacks. so in that scenario, now we're threat. you have police in the areas like the airport and the neighborhoods, molenbeek and belgium, and that atmosphere that these apparent attacks -- we have to say that -- apparent attacks have taken place not only at the airport but maybe even at the subway station here this morning. >> in fact, charlie, we do have a report that is confirming that the explosion was hea

,. >> najim laachraoui. >> he was wearing the ligh light-colored jacket. we'll bring you updated informing on that. certainly more is coming in. there's been a big hint hunt for him since yesterday. they believe the other two suspect were killed because suicide bombers but this is someone who dropped the bomb and ran off. they were trying to find that third suspect. >> by the way the death toll from deadly attack yesterday in brussels now stands at 34 dwaed over 200 people injured. isis is claiming responsibility for the attacks. and warns of dark days ahead for anybody who does not support them. more after this. ♪ we tried have fun today, on i wednesday. >> what would make me feel better? >> if you had a puppy in the stud know. it's national puppy day. i don't know if you knew that. it is official -- who comes one this stuff. national puppy day we like to see your four legged family members and other members of the staff said this. send us your picks using facebook or twitter #fox29goodday. look at this one maggie. . >> she thinks she's a human sitting in

one of the be person traits was najim laachraoui. >> why did you stop contact with him? >> because he was in syria. >> did you try to get in contact with him? >> he was in increase. it's hard to get a number. >> it was his choice, there were no more contacts. >> reporter: friday is the last of three days of national mourning for belgium. condolence is coming to an end. the official search for answer he goes on. dominic cain, al jazeera, brussels. >> i'm going to take you to the center of brussels to see the crowds that have gathered there around the floral tributes and candles on open defiance to those who have decided to inflict terror on the population. they have decided to not stay indoors. you can see the solidarity. paul brennan on the edge of that

najim laachraoui is a suspected bomb maker an his d.n.a. was found on explosives belts used at the bat theater in paris and the stade de france. the bomber was chal who rented the house used before the paris attacks and also the one where salah abdeslam fled after paris. several accomplices are still being hunted, including this man. 101 casualties are still being treated in hospital. four of those killed in tuesday's bomb attacks have yet to be positively identified. it is a difficult and forensic task. >> translation: you have to understand that a terrorist bomb cames small and larger metal pieces and these hit victims at high speed. out of the respect for the relatives, we won't release further details. >> reporter: brussels remains tense and the interior minister and the mayor urged the postponement of a big rally planned for central brussels on sunday. policing that gathering, they said, would hamper the bombings inquiries >> for these inquiries we need a lot of police capacity all over the country. it is our main priority to let the p

it comes as police arrest 24- year-old najim laachraoui. he is believed to have dropped off a bomb. off a relative at the airport when the blast happened. their names are not listed on any casualty lists but no one has been able to reach them. >>> today family and friends of hillsborough deputy john kotfila will say good-bye in massachusetts. a funeral mass is scheduled for today. deputy kotfila divide a wrong- way driver hit him on the selmon expressway. >>> and we have a results from another round of presidential primaries and caucuses. democratic senator bernie sanders racked up wins in utah and idaho. the wins don't give him enough delegates though to make up for the loss to hillary rodham clinton in arizona. >>> on the republican side, senator ted cruz won the caucuses in utah and received an endorsement from former florida governor jeb bush. in the meantime, front-runner donald trump won arizona's gop primary. >>> and while you were sleeping, air force one touched down in buenos aires, hoping to strengthen ties with argentina's new pr

identified as najim laachraoui. circulating the photo of all three men seen in the airport suspected of involvement in tuesday's attacks. a suspect has been arrested in belgium and other terrorists are being hunted. we'll continue to track the law enforcement developments throughout the day from belgium. >>> and back in this country commuters will be seeing increased security at airports and train stations this morning. >> yeah, with many images like these from the brussels subway attack, u.s. officials are taking no chances this morning, even though they insist there is no specific threat against the homeland here. abc's bazi kanani has more now from washington. >> reporter: this morning passengers in major american cities are seeing more of this. >> we've seen a lot more police presence. >> reporter: from new york to washington, d.c., chicago to los angeles, increased security and more officers in subways, train stations and airports. after the horrific terror attacks in brussels, authorities in the u.s. are takin

he's identified as 24-year-old najim laachraoui. a suspected jihadist. the other two, khalid and ibrahim el bakraoui. they reportedly wore black gloves on left hand that detonated two suicide bombs at the airport in brefls. that hunt for laachraoui led to police raids overnight. turning up another bomb and islamic state flag and bomb-making chemicals in a borough. the airport remains shut down to incoming and outgoing flights today. hundreds still trying to recover from shattered glass and nails packeder packed into explosives there. you're looking at the aftermath of the airport. there are a number of passengers reported missing this morning. isis, of course, claimed responsibility for the explosions that rocked both the airport and a train station heightened security all across belgium. >> tracie, it's shocking to see that video and you see people's shocked reaction. the mother holding the child and the aftermath of the bombing. so shocking to see. >> there were strollers left behind and baggage and things, michael. people really trying to get things ba

>> according to belgian court documents, najim laachraoui was in charge of receiving jihadists. d by members of his family and their lawyer that laachraoui returned to belgium in september of last year. belgian officials say he drove with salah abdeslam through the hungary-austria border at that time. they believe laachraoui presented a fake belgian i.d. with a fake name. >> let's bring in our counterterrorism analyst, phil mudd, our cnn national security analyst peter bergen and justice reporter evan perez. phil, if these bombs are getting easier to make, more portable, should we expect more terror attacks? >> i think so. remember, when we're talking about bombs in the past, we're talking about al qaeda trying to get small bombs on something like an aircraft of the expertise to build that bomb and to add items in it that don't have metal, for example, so it can get through an airport detector, that's a lot more difficult than what we're talking about here. here, the expertise required a lot less. you've got thousands of european kids in syria to train them to come back and say w

men who carried out the attacks. >> this just came out, reports by belgian media, the suspect najim laachraoui been arrested. we'll find out more with belgium prosecutors happening in just an hour from now. najim seen there in the light colored jacket seen on surveillance pictures at the brussels airport before the bombing yesterday. authorities say he was an about mrirg in the paris attacks and that he was on the run with the before he was arrested in paris last week. now, the other big news this morning, the discovery of a bombmaking factory, the suspects may have used. also, the state department is warning americans about traveling throughout europe because terrorists could be planning more. back to you. >>> an american couple is still missing this morning, after the bombing at the brussels airport. stephanie and justin schultz are from tennessee. they've lived in brussels for nearly two year. the company is at the airport saying good-bye to stephanie's mom. she made it back home safely. the schultz have not been added to the casualty list but nobody has heard from them. >>> back here, airp

now, there is speakinglation this morning that najim laachraoui's brother was the suicide bomber who blew up a train after the attack at the airport. that is not confirmed. but there's some discussion about that. the islamic state has claimed responsibility for all of the bloodshed. >> a belgian state broadcaster identified two black clad suicide bombers named khalid. there authorities found frirnts belonging to salah abdeslam who carried out the attacks. abdeslam arzted. a belgian newspaper arrested the one in white as najim laachraoui believe of to have built bombs used in paris attack. notice that the two accused suicide bombers each wore a tblof on left hand had perhaps three men are believed to have carried bombs in suitcases on luggage carts they were pushing. two explosions heard at airport. video shows cloud of dust, rubble, and survivors cowering in fear. >> used to running -- blood. >> a little more than an hour later another explosion on a train in heart of downtown brussels near headquarters of the european union. survivors streamed through a apocalyptic. president obama

now, investigators say they believe najim laachraoui is the one who made the bombs in the brussel attacks and in paris in november. tim lister has more on that. >> reporter: this man has become the most wanted in europe, najim laachraoui. now officials say he was the second bomber killed in brussels airport, the day after he was named as wanted in connection with the paris attacks. he had been caught on video in brussels back in november. he and another man sent money to the cousin of ababdays before they were killed in a raid in an apartment in paris where they were hiding and planning other attack. but then he was named by an allis. he's emerged as a key figure in the paris plot. traces of his dna were found on clo clo explosives. his dna was found at an apartment where bomb making equipment was found in december. and in another property used by the paris attackers in the belgian town which he rented under a false name in october. investigators believe he was a key figure in the paris attacks, not only as the likely bomb maker but coordinating the attacks in november. >> he was born in

now there were conflicting reports a few minutes oolg that najim laachraoui had been arrested.e not been confirmed. all of this raises questions for authorities in belgium about why they were able to identify and to shut down this major terror cell in the almost five months now since those attacks in paris in november. and also, whether the arrest on friday of abdeslam, the main suspect, had simply, encouraged others on the run to carry out attacks, knowing that their time was up soon. >>> tough questions this morning for european leaders about the open borders in europe and how to clamp down on the movement of terrorists around europe. the french pm saying we have closed our eyes to the terror threat. this is not like any war here known in the 20th century. dara? >> alistair jameson in london for us, so many moving parts to this. thank you so much for those details. >>> just ahead, new details on the americans injured in brussels, plus, sad news about toronto's infamous former mayor, rob ford. you're watching "early today." olay regenerist renews from within... plumping surfac

but here's what we know about najim laachraoui. 24 years old. born in morocco.nown to have traveled to syria, wolf, in 2013, meaning he was definitely on the radar of authorities. there was an interpol red alert out for him in that red alert, it details he was believed to have involvement with terrorist organizations, that he was believed to have expertise in terms of dealing with explosives. and we know he was very closely involved with the paris attacks because his dna was found at the scene of one of these bomb-making factories. in addition to that, we know that he was wiring money at a western union to abdelhamid abaaoud who was the ringleader of the paris attacks. there will definitely be a sense of relief here in belgium knowing he is dead, he is now confirmed to be the other suicide attacker in those airport bombings. but certainly there are a lot of questions as well as to how he was able to elude capture for so long when authorities -- when he was so well known to authorities, wolf. >> it's very disturbing. i've got to tell you. clarissa, what are you l

one of those men was najim laachraoui. his brother saw that picture just like the world for two straight days. officials didn't know who they man was. the family says they didn't recognize him either. that's what they're saying. the big question here, of course, bob, is how many more people are there like this right now? we're hearing about imminent attacks. are they even preventable? >> you're absolutely right. they're out of their league with these people. that guy at the airport looked to me -- put that hat on, the glasses, and the rest of it to break up his face for the cctv cameras so he wouldn't be recognized. he's out there. how many cells are out there and how much tatp is out there? any moment you can put on one of these vests, keep it in a refrigera refrigerator, pull it out, use it anywhere in a crowded area, and they can strike back at police at will. the belgian police don't have any sources inside these groups, so they don't know when the next attack is going to come. it is pretty much guesswork for them. >>

one of the be person traits was najim laachraoui. >> why did you stop contact with him? >> because he was in syria. >> did you try to get in contact with him? >> he was in increase. it's hard to get a number. >> it was his choice, there were no more contacts. >> reporter: friday is the last of three days of national mourning for belgium. condolence is coming to an end. the official search for answer he goes on. dominic cain, al jazeera, brussels. >> i'm going to take you to the center of brussels to see the crowds that have gathered there around the floral tributes and candles on open defiance to those who have decided to inflict terror on the population. they have decided to not stay indoors. you can see the solidarity. paul brennan on the edge of that crowd. paul i know i can see behind you, you have people in fluorescent jackets, crosses on their backs, first responders i imagine. responsible for clearing up after the events earlier this week? >> reporter: that's right, david. there was a facebook idea put around friday, today, around 6:30.gmt, that they should do a m

but tonight we have learned that najim laachraoui, the terror cell's bomb maker may have been among thecide bombers killed at the airport. thought to be the man on the left. his dna was also found on at least one of the suicide vests used during the paris attacks last november. earlier today, prosecutors released two more names, ibrahim el bakraoui in the middle blew himself up at the airport. while his younger brother, khalid detonated his explosives on the subway train. both brothers had criminal histories but weren't on the radar of police. the man in the hat who got away left behind a bomb in his luggage. had it gone off, police said it would have been the largest of the three. raids continue throughout the city, one turned up 33 pounds of high explosives, as well as nails and screws, and an isis flag. amidst the anger, belgium was also a nation in mourning at midday, silence fell across the capital. a tribute to the lives lost. but also in solidarity. like brussels resident, marijke calsius. >> i'm sad for the world the way it is right now. >> it was only beginning. france, turkey,

police say najim laachraoui, was this morning in laachraoui is also suspected of building bombs used in the paris attacks. the two alleged suicide bombers you see here have been identified as brothers khalid and brahim el bakraoui. this surveillance photo of the three men was released yesterday, a taxi driver came he drove the men to the airport. the driver, gave police the address where he picked the men up. a police raid of that home discovered a nail bomb, chemical products and an since, authorities men's footsteps in hopes that would lead them to laachraoui. we're awaiting a press conference, we'll bring you the very latest on tv and online. in the studio, robert airports around the country are adding additional security measures following the brussels attacks. dan dblbx fox 19 now's - sara celi joins us live from c-v-g to continue our team coverage. washington ap - homeland security secretary jeh jay johnson says there is no "specific, credible intelligence" of any plots against the united states like those carried out in brussels. as a precaution, the homeland security departme

najim laachraoui. now officials say he was the second barm killed at brussels airport the day afterhe was named as wanted in connection with the paris attacks. he had been caught on surveillance video back in november. he and another man sent money to the cousin of abdelhamid abaaoud. but then he was named as sofian kaaou. an ailace he used. belgian prosecutors say laachraoui's dna was found at an apartment in the schaerbeek distinct of brussels. and another apartment which was rented under a false name in october. investigators believe laachraoui was involved in the paris attacks. he started electro mechanical engineering at a college in brussels. he appears to have gone to syria early in 2013. that's where his skills may have been put to bomb making. >> it's not clear when laachraoui came back to europe, but he traveled through austria and hungary last year with abdeslam, the only one of the paris attackers arrested last friday. most troubling, laachraoui managed to travel into brussels undete undete

again, najim laachraoui. he's 25 years old. a massive manhunt for him is now underway. yesterday afternoon, this picture of three airport bombing suspect was released, the two men on the left are believed to be the suicide bombers. the man on the right with the hat on is the suspect believed to be najim laachraoui who is still at large, belgium police say two of the attackers identified as brother khalid and brahim el-bakraoui. again, those are brothers, khalid and brahim el-bakraoui. known for past crimes although nothing related to terrorism. so far police uncovered explosive device, chemical products, and isis flag inside one brussels home that they raided. we know at least nine americans are among the injured in that attack yesterday, including, 1us service member, and five members of his family. we will of course continue to follow this story and bring you the latest information. in the news room, ma fox5 local news. >> outpouring for brussels including support pouring in from locally for the victims from here in our area. fox5's melanie joining us live from the be

. >> reporter: police believe this man, najim laachraoui, is the leader of the ring responsible for yesterday's bomb blasts as well as the november paris attacks. he is one of the two men below the other 29-year-old ibrahim bakraoui. each wearing a single glove that could be hiding the bomb's triggers. the third man still at large. five minutes after that photo was taken, police say they detonated their suicide bombs in two separate explosions. the blasts tore through brussels airport, creating scenes of chaos and carnage. new images today of the aftermath. a soldier carrying a victim on his back to safety. while others lay injured and waiting for help. and many more fled for their lives. about an hour later, police say ibrahim's younger brother, 27-year-old khalid bakraoui, would explode his own bomb inside the molenbeak subway station. police believe all were part of a cell which includes abdeslam, who was arrested after four months of evading police. authorities now say that timing been triggered by that arrest. supported by a note found by authorities on the computer of airport attacker ibr

and police believe one of the them was najim laachraoui.amed in the attacks in paris in november. and we have new details about the bombs used in these attacks. they say they're hiybrids. >> this man on the right, a suspect on the run, still unidentified, considered one of the most dangerous men in europe. he's believed to have been a leader of the suicide bombers at the brussels airport tasked with make sure the others carried out the attacks. belgian investigators say the same terrorist cell master minded the paris and brussels attacks and now they worry that the bombings have revealed a hybrid capability. combining a suicide vest with a more powerful explosive in a suitcase. >> what kind of flexibility does it give them to pack the explosive power of a car bomb with this. >> it gives them a lot of flexibility. >> this photo shows the three men pushing suit cases on carts. two of them are wearing one glove each. investigators tell cnn they think it's possible that each man's glove hid a detonator. one conclude to the explosive is what pol

24-year old najim laachraoui....who to be the isis bomb-maker behind both the paris and brussels attacks.. the other 2 men seen on these surveillance pictures...were also identified this morning. they're brothers....khalid and brahim bakraoui...and are both presumed dead. and right now...this is a live look in brussels...they're observing a 1 minute moment of silence...for the 34 victims... we want to continue our coverage with fox19 now's robert guaderamma... continue our coverage with fox19 now's robert guaderamma... he's keeping a close eye on all the new developments.... good morning, a belgian newspaper is reporting najim laachraoui, the man believed to have planted a bomb at the brussels airport before fleeing the scene has been caught. we're working on gathering more details for you on what led up to the arrest.... turning to the victims, americans were among the injured during the airport explosions.

there are conflicting reports from bellgian media and najim laachraoui has been arrested. the only accomplice from tuesday's attack believed to still be alive. a manhunt continues with a continent on edge. late tuesday during a series of raids, authorities found a house turned bomb factory, where the brussels attacks were believed to be planned. containing additional explosives, chemicals and an isis flag. a cabdriver led authorities there also recognizing security images on the news. as laachraoui and that little and ibrahim bakraoui, identified overnight as brothers, as the passengers he took to the airport tuesday morning. he told authorities the three acted suspiciously and carried extremely heavy lullggage. they didn't want him to handle. suitcase bombs exploded in the brussels airport, killing at least 11. according to authorities, the devices contained glass and nails. x-ray of one of the wounded showing one nail embedded in his chest. an hour after those dual explosions at the airport, a second attack ripped through a brussels metro train at the maelbeek station, k

najim laachraoui's dna was on the suicide belts used in the paris attacks.s other guy, was detained in turkey on suspicion of being an isis member after belgium could not find he had a link to the terror group. his brother blue himself up, khalid el-bakraoui, at a subway station. a second attacker is suspected of taking part in the subway bombing. he might be at large. nicole: isis has trained 400 attackers and sent them into europe. john kerry plans to visit brussels tomorrow. for more on the latest development a live report from brussels a few minutes from now. lauren: president obama is in argentina, his first state visit to the country in the wake of the terror attacks, the president defending his strategy against isis. blake berman has details. >> reporter: president obama tried to silence critics in argentina who said his response to the brussels attack in cuba was underwhelming. the president spoke about brussels for six sentences and hours later went to a baseball game with raul castro. press for an explanation the president left no doubt as to his p

just a short time ago belgian officials confirmed to eyewitness news that najim laachraoui was killed in the attack at the airport. the two other suicide bombers who were brothers had lengthy criminal records but no signs jim dolan with the very latest. >> all focus now on finding the mysterious still unidentified man on the right in that photo. and anyone else who may have helped the men. the new information identifying him cements the connection between the paris attacks and the ones in belgium and points to a larger terror presence that still threatens the heart of europe. two savage attacks on the softest of targets, left brussels reeling. >> we just decided to go for it and get off the train and try to find safety. >> his first word, dad, then he paused and said you have no idea what i saw around me, the carnage. >> reporter: today the manhunt was on. the two men on the left of the photo both died in the airport explosion. notice the single glove each is wearing. that's where they kept the police identified him as najim, they believe detonated in the soccer stadium in paris last

with dna analysis, the belgian prosecutor says the man on the far left is, in fact, najim laachraoui. the other man on the left isn't known to authorities and they believe he's still on the run. the death toll remains at 31 this hour. they confirm two americans are among the dead, but their identities have not been confirmed. a new york-based brother and sister are among those killed, alexander and sasha pinkowski, both dutch nationals. secretary of defense says he was a finance minister who overah saul t -- oversaw all the funding for isis operations. >> the removal of this isil leader will hamper the ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. >> reporter: let's start with nbc's keir simmons. obviously another operation happened today. let's talk about what was behind it, do you know? >> the most important thing we know is the belgian prosecutor say the two people arrested that you were talking about are connected to that attack in paris. extreme, really, between paris, between belgium, and you can see the connection building. anyone suggesting there was

hopefully we'll get guidance later on the third man could be someone named najim laachraoui. his name and note to were released as a man who was connected to the paris attacks, he is believed to be the bombmaker for the paris attacks. his dna has been found in a house near brussels where traces of explosives were found and used in paris a very many specific, very complex type of explosive called tatp which is able to be built with chemicals and elements you buy over the counter. at the same time it's extremely volatile so you need someone specialized to put it together and authorities believe that the person who has been putting some of these together and supplying hem to the isis-related groups is this 24-year-old named najim laachraoui. >> some interesting new details coming out of there. a 24-year-old possibly linked to all of this. alex, i know it's been just over 24 hours since we were talking about all of this. how has the mood of that city changed? >> reporter: it's a strange mood. i know this city well. it's eerie. in the center of brussels and has been shut down. the

--el individuo ha sido identificado como "najim laachraoui"..quien es descrito como muy peligroso...resunto terrorista fue identificado ya que su "a-d-n" se encontr durante las redadas en belgica que siguieron los ataques de paris hace cuatro meses.. --las autoridades esperan que "abdeslam" confiese quien es la persona que fabrica las bombas para el grupo terrorista "isis".. juanfra --- y continuando con el tema del terrorismo, el fbi pidi ayer a un juez postergar la audiencia contra la compaÑa apple diciendo que "un jugador externo" se ha ofrecido para ayudar al fbi a desbloquear el telefono de el principal sospechoso de los atentados terroristas en san bernardino. ---si esto funciona el gobieron dice que eliminara la peticin buscando la ayuda de apple, quien se ha opuesto a la orden por cuestion de seguridad de sus usuarios. juanfra/ vo --incidentes como los ataques en bruselas desafortunadame nte han creado un clima de aversin en contra de personas que siguen la religion musulmana o de descencia del medio oriente... --y esto es lo que le ha sucedido a "nikki hussein"..una adolesce

public enemy number one is a man by the name of najim laachraoui, after finding dna, they say, at several locations of those paris attacks where 130 people were killed. in addition to that, this comes after the arrest of salah abdeslam because it turns out that abdeslam was in a vehicle with laachraoui as they were traveling to parts of europe, notably hungary. i don't want to overcomplicate things, but where this all becomes connected is the migrant crisis that happened last summer when we saw so many people coming from syria. and i witnessed it myself. you know, one of those choke points was hungary. so when you start adding -- you know, connecting the dots, here you have the one person who did survive the paris attacks, salah abdeslam, in the same car as the suspected bombmaker, najim laachraoui, headed down to hungary, it just gives you an idea of the network that they have to search for. but this is a person, not only was he the bombmaker, but he was clearly directed by isis, that's what they suspect. he clearly had strong ties to -- i'm sorry, i'm just getting -- he clearly had stro

the man on the left we now know is najim laachraoui. they were led by a cab driver to a bomb making factory. the cab driver saw the picture of these three men on television and said i think i just took those guys to the airport and they were really weird. they wanted to put five bags in the car but the car was not big enough. and they were very unhappy about it. instead they only took three bombs to the airport. we now know authorities found another bomb inside that house with more than 33 pounds of the explosive necessary to blow up one of these belts. for context, an explosive belt in paris had one pound in it. they found 33 pounds in this house. so the bomb maker is dead. we now know the identity of the other two. the brothers who killed themselves. there's the search for the man of the cctv picture, the man on the right with the hat. the search is still on for him. authorities don't know who he is or what involvement he may have had. and they say randomly that they believe there are others connectedn some way involved in the raids.

according to these reports, najim laachraoui was arrested in brussels. he is the third man in the airport photo with the hat on he is also a known associate of paris attack suspect. this adds to the evidence showing there may be a connection between the two men and the top suspect in those paris terror attacks. there is a press conference where police are expected to confirm all this information. we'll have the latest for you on our website, powered by news 6. >> around the world, land marks and attractions making changes to show their solidarity. right here in central florida, that's the orlando eye. it was lit up in the colors of belgium's flag. it was a similar scene in europe where the eiffel tower was switched to show the colors black, yellow and red. it was illuminated in the same colors as well as a bridge in berlin. our coverage continues right now on clickorlando.com. you can get the latest information and read witness accounts. >> breaking news in maitland where a man has been shot and rushed to the hospital. seven-lech along maitland summit bo

transporting their suitcases to the airport in a taxi. najim laachraoui, now wanted by police. already many questions. how the men easily entered the airport, smoke, fear. who placed the third bomb in maelbeek metro an hour later? subway doors blown out, passengers escaping along the traps and echoing along the tunnels, screams. [ sirens ]. >> reporter: there are some answers. in schaerbeek, a makeshift bomb found. ingredients for explosives and an isis flag. nbc news learning authorities have found additional suitcase bombs. there is mounting criticism of europe's intelligence agency. for failing to prevent this attack four months after the paris massacre. overnight, we crossed european borders with ease. >> we've just crossed the border into belgium. no checks, no sign of police. to another part of europe, they may just drive. >> reporter: among the injured, missionaries from utah. and this couple, missing, their families say. this man was dropped off at the airport by a friend when the bombs went off. >> i saw this bright light, followed by a huge explosion. i was just stunn

the other man in the picture identified by police as 24-year-old najim laachraoui fled the scene. he's the suspect now being hunted by police. laachraoui is also suspected of involvement in the paris terror attacks. >>> isis did claim responsibility for the bombings at both the airport and the subway yesterday and u.s. counterterrorism officials said that appeared to be genuine. meanwhile, raids were carried out across the country and counterterrorism sources described one site uncover as a bomb making factory. one raid yielded the improvised explosive device containing nails and chemicals and an isis flag. joining us live from brussels, nbc correspondent ayman mohyeldin. >> good morning. we're getting a picture of the identity of the attackers. overnight, belgian police confirmed the identity of the three individuals. two suicide bombers who carried out the attacks, the brothers, khalid and ibrahim el bakraoui and the third suspect, laachraoui. the connection to the paris attacks is becoming a little bit clearer. a lot has to do with the apartment raided last week by belgian autho

najim laachraoui. so the tension that's been going on since friday, there's obviously an increased police presence throughout those neighborhoods. there was at the airport. we know that from people that we've spoken to. there's already an increased police presence there. and that's why the concern is now that if this was the bombmaker, and if these were a few explosions, obviously investigators are pointing in that direction. >> charlie, we're learning now that they've increased security in belgium to the maximum level. i can only imagine with the search for the bombmaker since friday and the information that we received, that there were other attacks possibly in the works, things must have been particularly tense in belgium. and security must have been particularly high. >> reporter: it was. and it is. i mean, in parts of these areas, that have been raided, you see anti-terror police on the streets. i mean, they're actually deployed. they're heavily armed police in and around, you know, public areas i

but tonight we've learned that najim laachraoui, the terror cell's bomb maker, may have been among the suicide bomber killed at the airport. he is thought to be the man on the left. his d.n.a. was also found on at least one of the suicide vests used during the paris attacks last november. released two more names, ibrahim el bakraoui in the middle blew himself up at the airport, while his younger brother khalid detonated his explosives on the subway train. those brothers had criminal histories but weren't on the radar of counter-terrorism police. the man in the hat who got away left behind a bomb in his luggage. had it gone off, police said it would have been the largest of the three. raids continued throughout the city. one turned up 33 pounds of high explosives as well as detonators, a suitcase full of nails and screws and an isis flag. amidst the anger, belgium was also nation in mourning. at mid-day, silence fell across the capital, a tribute to the lives lost but also in solidarity. like brussels' resident marijke calsius. >> i'm sad for the world right now. it's all over the world

the man on the left we now know is najim laachraoui. they were led by a cab driver to a bomb making factory. the cab driver saw the picture of these three men on television and said i think i just took those guys to the airport and they were really weird. they wanted to put five bags in the car but the car was not big enough. and they were very unhappy about it. instead they only took three bombs to the airport. we now know authorities found another bomb inside that house with more than 33 pounds of the explosive necessary to blow up one of these belts. for context, an explosive belt in paris had one pound in it. they found 33 pounds in this house. so the bomb maker is dead. we now know the identity of the other two. the brothers who killed themselves. there's the search for the man of the cctv picture, the man on the right with the hat. the search is still on for him. authorities don't know who he is or what involvement he may have had. and they say randomly that they believe there are others connected in some way and involved in the r