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Brussels attacks: Video purporting to show Zaventem Airport explosion was shot in 2011

The first video is the CCTV purporting to show the Brussels Airport explosions and the second is of the 2011 bomb attack at Domodedovo Airport in Russia

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CCTV purporting to show the deadly Brussels Airport explosions appears to be fake.

The footage resembles a video of the moment a bomb attack took place at Domodedovo Airport in Russia in 2011.

But the clip, which shows people walking before they duck and flee following an explosion, has been widely shared on social media since the Brussels blasts took place on Tuesday morning.

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Witnesses said two explosions were heard inside the departure hall of Brussels Airport shortly after 8am.

In pictures: Terror attacks at Brussels airport

In pictures: Terror attacks at Brussels airport

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    A man carries an injured person in Brussels Airport, after explosions ripped through the departure hall

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    Travellers get to their feet in a smoke filled terminal at Brussels Airport after explosions

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    A man is wounded in Brussels Airport in Brussels

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    A man speaks on a mobile phone in Brussels Airport, after the explosions ripped through the departure hall

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    Belgian police officers detain a man at the Gare du Midi train station in Brussels

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    A police officer stands guard as people are evacuated from Brussels airport, after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels

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    People stand near Brussels airport after being evacuated following explosions that rocked the facility in Brussels

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    Crew and passengers are evacuated from Zaventem Bruxelles International Airport after an attack in Brussels

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    Passengers gather near Brussels airport in Zaventem, following its evacuation after blasts rocked the main terminal of Brussels airport

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    Two women wounded in Brussels Airport in Brussels

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    Passengers and airport staff are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem near Brussels

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    Passengers and airport staff are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem near Brussels

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    Broken windows seen at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels

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    People leave the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels

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    People are evacuated from the scene after two explosions were heard at Brussels Airport

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    People wait outside of the Brussels Airport after evacuation

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    People leave the airport area after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem

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    Passengers comfort each other as they are evacuated from the terminal building after explosions at Brussels Airport in Zaventem

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    People react as they walk away from Brussels airport after explosions rocked the facility in Brussels

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    Emergency services attend the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels

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    Injured people at the scene at Brussels Airport after two explosions were heard

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    The aftermath of the explosions at Brussels airport

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    People wait outside of the Zaventem airport after two explosions were heard

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    Emergency services at the scene of explosions at Brussels Airport

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    A view of the scene after the explosions at Brussels airport

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    Emergency services at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near Brussels

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    The aftermath of the explosions at Brussels airport

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    The view of the Brussels airport after the explosion

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    Smoke is seen at Brussels airport in Brussels

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    A photo shows cars on a blocked highway near Zaventem, Brussels National airport, after two explosions rocked the main hall of Brussels Airport

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VRT news agency apologised on Twitter for the CCTV footage being fake.

Shortly after the airport explosion in Brussels, a blast was also heard at Maalbeek Metro station.

Local media is reporting that at least 13 people have been killed and 35 have been severely injured.

All flights at the airport have been cancelled and arriving planes have been diverted. 

 

Belgium's terror alert level has been raised to maximum. 

The blasts come four days after Salah Abdeslam, one of the suspects of November Paris terror attacks, was arrested in Brussels.

In 2011, at least 35 people were killed and more than 100 were injured after a bomb attack at the Moscow airport. The suicide bomber was identified as a 20-year-old from the North Caucasus.

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