:00:13. > :00:15.Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
:00:16. > :00:17.Another Islamic State group attack in the heart of Europe.
:00:18. > :00:21.This time Brussels was the target, with rush hour bombings at the main
:00:22. > :00:24.More than 30 people have been killed.
:00:25. > :00:26.The threat level across Belgium has been raised to maximum,
:00:27. > :00:29.and troops have been deployed in Brussels.
:00:30. > :00:31.We'll be looking at one other story today -
:00:32. > :00:34.President Obama's historic visit to Cuba, where he attended
:00:35. > :00:36.a baseball game between a major league US side
:00:37. > :00:47.It is day three, you are watching pictures of a minute's silence for
:00:48. > :00:52.those who lost their lives in Brussels. After that silence, the
:00:53. > :00:55.game played out which Americans and Cubans attended. Keep your questions
:00:56. > :01:14.coming, more and more coming through on the hashtag # BBC OS.
:01:15. > :01:21.For those who have just joined us, there are three developments I would
:01:22. > :01:26.like to emphasise with reference to what has been happening in Brussels.
:01:27. > :01:29.First of all we have a claim of responsibility direct from the
:01:30. > :01:33.so-called Islamic State group. This image has been widely shared on
:01:34. > :01:39.Twitter. It has been released by IS. In it, it claims responsibility and
:01:40. > :01:42.explains its actions. It was released in English and a number of
:01:43. > :01:47.different languages. The second element of the story that is worth
:01:48. > :01:51.emphasising is that Belgian authorities are now saying they have
:01:52. > :01:55.found chemical products and an IS flag during raids in Brussels that
:01:56. > :01:59.followed these attacks. These rates were in response to what happened
:02:00. > :02:05.this morning. The third element is that the UK Foreign Office is now
:02:06. > :02:10.advising no travel to Brussels unless nurses worry. But this is not
:02:11. > :02:15.the British authorities acting unilaterally -- unless necessary.
:02:16. > :02:19.Ultram are currently telling everyone to avoid travelling to
:02:20. > :02:24.Brussels unless they absolutely have to -- Belgium. As we were
:02:25. > :02:29.mentioning, these attacks played out in two locations. The first was that
:02:30. > :02:35.the main Brussels airport, ate a local time, two explosions, at least
:02:36. > :02:40.11 people were killed -- ATM. This diagram shows as, one is a place in
:02:41. > :02:44.the check-in area, the other was by Starbucks. The security camera still
:02:45. > :02:49.has also been released. This is getting a huge amount of attention
:02:50. > :02:53.at the moment. Three suspects, as Ben Brown was telling us, there is a
:02:54. > :02:59.belief within the authorities that two of these men may have died in
:03:00. > :03:03.the attacks whilst one is on the run. A suicide best that had not
:03:04. > :03:09.detonated was found, as Ben was telling us. -- a suicide best. These
:03:10. > :03:13.two men are both wearing black gloves on the left hand and no
:03:14. > :03:17.gloves on their right hand, an unusual thing to do, some people
:03:18. > :03:21.speculating that may be to disguise a detonator although we cannot know
:03:22. > :03:28.at this time. One last thing, the authorities are now saying they
:03:29. > :03:32.believe the bombs were inside backs. Next -- bags. Let's turn to what
:03:33. > :03:38.happened in the centre of town, 11 kilometres away from the airport, a
:03:39. > :03:43.Metro station called Maelbeek. The train had just left the station when
:03:44. > :03:47.a bomb exploded. 20 people died, over 100 were injured. This is
:03:48. > :03:54.incredibly central, very close to the European Union's headquarters.
:03:55. > :03:57.If we go across here, you can see them. The Council of the European
:03:58. > :04:01.Union, the European Commission, all very close to where this is
:04:02. > :04:03.happening. The BBC has had reporters across the city today. Let's see
:04:04. > :04:06.some of the latest reports. They arrived here for
:04:07. > :04:09.holidays and work. As the shattered airport billowed
:04:10. > :04:15.smoke, survivors described Yes, I was immediately on ground,
:04:16. > :04:30.because we were in the one We saw glass falling down and people
:04:31. > :04:35.were running like crazy. You don't know where to run
:04:36. > :04:37.so you go on the ground. The man who was with me was like
:04:38. > :04:41.looking at what was happening All morning we saw ambulances,
:04:42. > :04:45.fire crews and police pour Some of the injured were bussed
:04:46. > :04:52.away for treatment. It is about three hours
:04:53. > :04:53.after the explosions While emergency vehicles continue
:04:54. > :04:57.to go towards the terminal, there is a constant stream of people
:04:58. > :05:02.coming the other way, pulling bags, holiday-makers,
:05:03. > :05:05.commuters, airport workers who had a Tuesday morning upended
:05:06. > :05:12.in terror and chaos. I had a dog, because of my
:05:13. > :05:25.dog they said to me, And there we were when it
:05:26. > :05:29.exploded behind us. If we were at the check-in,
:05:30. > :05:35.we exploded two. Also at the airport
:05:36. > :05:48.were a basketball team from Antwerp, You think it happens
:05:49. > :06:00.only in other countries, So, yeah, we have to make the best
:06:01. > :06:09.of it and just stay calm, This woman and her family
:06:10. > :06:15.were heading to Venice for a cruise. Other than suffering minor injuries,
:06:16. > :06:24.she is just relieved to be alive. At a sports centre close
:06:25. > :06:26.to the airport, people who had planned to be far from here
:06:27. > :06:29.sat with their bags, Outside the airport,
:06:30. > :06:37.cars arrived to collect the victims An incident has just
:06:38. > :06:48.occurred on the line. A nightmare come true
:06:49. > :06:56.for every train traveller. People here were in between Metro
:06:57. > :06:59.stops when a bomb went off Panicked survivors
:07:00. > :07:02.had to pick their way Only once they clambered back
:07:03. > :07:15.to daylight did the horror I saw an explosion, a flash
:07:16. > :07:27.of light, and then The windows came in,
:07:28. > :07:31.the doors opened, and everybody The dazed and the injured
:07:32. > :07:53.covered the pavements here. Usually trodden by stiffly
:07:54. > :07:55.dressed civil servants. This bombing took place
:07:56. > :07:57.near European Union headquarters, minutes from the European
:07:58. > :08:00.Parliament. Questions for Belgium's security
:08:01. > :08:05.apparatus supposedly on high alert after the perpetrators of last
:08:06. > :08:07.year's Paris attacks So-called Islamic State says it
:08:08. > :08:25.mastered the attacks The bomber's presumed message today,
:08:26. > :08:29.nobody is safe, not here, not anywhere in Europe. Belgians are
:08:30. > :08:33.Ringo Dowd as the gravity of the situation today. Similar to Paris
:08:34. > :08:37.after the attacks there, people here in Brussels are determined not to
:08:38. > :08:42.give into terror, they say, but many are scared. How are you feeling, as
:08:43. > :08:47.a mum, how are your children? As a mother, it is very scary. When we
:08:48. > :08:56.found out about the news, our children were already at school.
:08:57. > :08:58.When they are not with you, you are really scared, especially since the
:08:59. > :09:01.attack was near the school. We were scared about what would come next.
:09:02. > :09:05.First the Metro, you don't know what is coming up. People are ready for
:09:06. > :09:09.extreme measures, whatever it takes to keep people safe.
:09:10. > :09:16.This man told me he would walk everywhere now on. No more public
:09:17. > :09:21.trials bought for him. People blamed the Belgian state for his attack --
:09:22. > :09:25.no more public transport for him. As messages of condolence and support
:09:26. > :09:28.pour in from around the world, the people of Brussels are gathering in
:09:29. > :09:30.the city centre this evening to show solidarity, support one another and
:09:31. > :09:41.pray for better times. As you would imagine with a story
:09:42. > :09:46.like this, it has overshadowed all of the other issues and events we
:09:47. > :09:50.may have been covering today, and it has certainly overshadowed the last
:09:51. > :09:53.day, the third day of Barack Obama's visit to Cuba. The president did go
:09:54. > :09:58.ahead with a much anticipated address, but he began it by talking
:09:59. > :10:02.about Brussels. The thoughts and prayers of the American people with
:10:03. > :10:04.the people of Belgium. We stand in solidarity with them, condemning
:10:05. > :10:12.these outrageous attacks against innocent people. We will do whatever
:10:13. > :10:17.is necessary to support our friend and ally, Belgium, in bringing to
:10:18. > :10:23.justice those who are responsible. This is yet another reminder that
:10:24. > :10:30.the world must unite. We must be together, regardless of nationality,
:10:31. > :10:35.or race of faith, in fighting against the scourge of terrorism. We
:10:36. > :10:40.can and we will defeat those who threaten the safety and security of
:10:41. > :10:44.people around the world. A number of remarkable things about that speech.
:10:45. > :10:48.One of them is that it was broadcast live across Cuba, a first for the
:10:49. > :10:53.Cuban people to be able to watch a US president speaking in that way.
:10:54. > :10:58.After the speech, both presidents, Raul Castro and Barack Obama,
:10:59. > :11:03.attended a base baseball game. Here are some pictures from that. It
:11:04. > :11:07.began with a minute of silence for those who lost their lives in
:11:08. > :11:09.Brussels. That was followed by a special game between the Cuban
:11:10. > :11:13.national team and the Tampa Bay rays. In the last few minutes, the
:11:14. > :11:18.president and his family have departed. They are going up the
:11:19. > :11:23.steps onto Air Force One. He has been in Cuba for three days and is
:11:24. > :11:26.now on his way to Argentina. He is leaving, but Laura Trevelyan is in
:11:27. > :11:36.Havana. Thank you for joining us. Who won the game? Well, the last
:11:37. > :11:40.time I looked it was the Tampa Bay rays who were ahead of the Cuban
:11:41. > :11:43.national team. And of course it was actually the Americans who
:11:44. > :11:49.introduced baseball to Cuba back in the 1860s. A very symbolic moment,
:11:50. > :11:52.both President Obama and President Castro watching that game
:11:53. > :11:55.side-by-side. The game is a reminder of the differences between the two
:11:56. > :12:01.countries, because, by the last count, more than 150 Cuban players
:12:02. > :12:04.have had to defect recently to the United States just to play in the
:12:05. > :12:08.Major league. There are hopes that there can be a resolution so that
:12:09. > :12:12.the best Cuban players can have the opportunity to play baseball. This
:12:13. > :12:17.was an historic day, albeit overshadowed by those attacks in
:12:18. > :12:21.Brussels. President Obama, the first sitting American president in nearly
:12:22. > :12:25.88 years to address the Cuban people. He did it from the same
:12:26. > :12:32.place as Calvin Coolidge did all those years ago, the bees beautiful
:12:33. > :12:35.grand Theatre here in Cuba. He is said to the Cuban government that
:12:36. > :12:39.they must change for the sake of their young people. He said he had
:12:40. > :12:43.come here to bury what he called the last remnant of the Cold War in the
:12:44. > :12:49.Americas. Think of that. This was always going to be historic and
:12:50. > :12:55.packed full of symbolism. As such, it would always be a success to a
:12:56. > :12:58.certain degree. What do you think has exceeded President Obama's
:12:59. > :13:05.expectations, and where do you think perhaps could have gone better?
:13:06. > :13:08.Well, I think it is probably exceeded his expectations in the
:13:09. > :13:12.sense that young Cubans have really taken his visit to their hearts.
:13:13. > :13:15.Many Afro-Caribbean is on this island have been delighted by the
:13:16. > :13:20.sight of the first African-American president coming here. The Cubans
:13:21. > :13:24.have said to me that he presents really a contrast with their own
:13:25. > :13:28.elderly leadership. The revolutionary leadership that has
:13:29. > :13:33.been here for almost 60 years. There was a very awkward press conference
:13:34. > :13:37.yesterday. But I think from the White House point of view that
:13:38. > :13:40.pointed out the fact, the fact that they prodded President Castro into
:13:41. > :13:43.holding a press conference, the fact that he got very crossed over the
:13:44. > :13:47.issue of political prisoners and said there weren't any in Cuba even
:13:48. > :13:50.though human rights groups say of course there are and produced a
:13:51. > :13:56.list. From the White House point of view, it shows what they want to do,
:13:57. > :14:01.to make a change in Cuba reversible. Of course, when this change really
:14:02. > :14:04.is irreversible is up to the Cuban government -- irreversible. And that
:14:05. > :14:09.is pretty difficult to reinforce. There is a temptation with this
:14:10. > :14:13.story, and I am guilty of this, to see it through the prism of America
:14:14. > :14:17.and President Obama, to see it in terms of his legacy foreign policy
:14:18. > :14:21.achievements. Let's look at the Cuban side of things. Was it
:14:22. > :14:25.important for Raul Castro to be seen to be getting closer to the
:14:26. > :14:30.Americans? Yes, of course. Because young people here in this country,
:14:31. > :14:34.not just young people but their parents, too, want more opportunity.
:14:35. > :14:39.This is a society which has a superpower on its doorstep, only 90
:14:40. > :14:43.miles away, and for nearly 60 years that relationship has been marked by
:14:44. > :14:47.hostility and isolation. And Cubans, this is a society where people are
:14:48. > :14:52.living gone about 25 US dollars a month. Really very little money.
:14:53. > :14:55.America represents opportunity, it is a trading partner. Because of
:14:56. > :15:00.this normalisation of relations there will be more than 100 direct
:15:01. > :15:03.flights per month between the two countries. Yes, it is important for
:15:04. > :15:08.President Cats are to be on the side of opportunity for his people --
:15:09. > :15:12.President Castro. Whilst also safeguarding what cubits feel very
:15:13. > :15:15.strongly the achievements of the Revolution, including health and
:15:16. > :15:20.education, they do not want that to slip away. One Cuban said to me, we
:15:21. > :15:27.do not want McDonald's and Starbucks on every corner. Thank you, Laura.
:15:28. > :15:32.Laura was live with us from Havana. Let's go back to our lead story, the
:15:33. > :15:37.Brussels attacks. Two bombs at the main Brussels airport and another
:15:38. > :15:41.bomb in the Central metro station. Is almost always with terrorist
:15:42. > :15:46.attacks, there is a period of time when it is not clear who was
:15:47. > :15:49.responsible. With what has happened in Brussels today, the media
:15:50. > :15:54.suspicion was that the Islamic State group would claim responsibility.
:15:55. > :15:59.But it took several hours before we got confirmation, initially through
:16:00. > :16:03.the IS newsagency, that it was going to be claiming responsibility for
:16:04. > :16:08.what happened. There was an eight-hour gap between the attacks
:16:09. > :16:11.on the claims of responsibility. BBC monitoring, you might be aware of
:16:12. > :16:19.it, it observes and analyses media all over the world. I asked the
:16:20. > :16:25.expert on to Haddin BDO to brief us on this newsagency. -- jihadist
:16:26. > :16:29.media. It calls itself a newsagency, it is affiliated, it is one of the
:16:30. > :16:34.media outfits of so-called Islamic State rule. It is a credible source
:16:35. > :16:40.on the group's propaganda and news. It often acts as a primary source
:16:41. > :16:45.for IS's breaking news and messages. It claims to be independent and more
:16:46. > :16:50.objective, so even the language that it uses is slightly different than
:16:51. > :16:54.IS media. It would say, IS militants, it would save the Iraqi
:16:55. > :16:58.army, the Syrian army, rather than the terms, the derogative term is
:16:59. > :17:01.that IS would use, in order to be taken seriously, in order to be
:17:02. > :17:06.taken seriously by international or regional news outlets. Ameen and her
:17:07. > :17:10.colleagues have spent much of the day trawling through social media
:17:11. > :17:14.accounts of Islamic State supporters to see what they could green. Here
:17:15. > :17:22.she is explaining that even many of those people were confused about why
:17:23. > :17:25.IS targeted Brussels. Now, unlike IS supporters earlier today who were
:17:26. > :17:30.speculating that the attack was in revenge for the recent arrest of
:17:31. > :17:35.Salah Abdeslam who was one of the suspects of the Paris attacks, IS
:17:36. > :17:42.said that the claim referred to Belgium's involvement in the
:17:43. > :17:46.anti-military campaign. The US-led coalition to target IS in Iraq and
:17:47. > :17:50.Syria. We had a sense that for example it was not Al-Qaeda, it was
:17:51. > :17:53.IS, because of the reaction of its supporters. Usually with these
:17:54. > :17:59.terrorist attacks, you could tell, even in the absence of a claim, you
:18:00. > :18:04.could tell by the reaction of every jihadist group. Because Al-Qaeda and
:18:05. > :18:07.Isis stored rivals, you wouldn't have the supporters, all to had a
:18:08. > :18:18.supporters in general, cheering a certain attack. There will be some
:18:19. > :18:21.kind of distinction that would tell you who was responsible for the
:18:22. > :18:23.attacks. Within the last two hours, the King of Belgium has been talking
:18:24. > :18:25.to the nation. He has made a televised address expressing their
:18:26. > :18:28.sympathy for the victims and their families, and said the fight against
:18:29. > :18:32.terrorism would continue. Here is some of that speech.
:18:33. > :18:36.TRANSLATION: Ladies and gentlemen, today our country is in mourning.
:18:37. > :18:40.For each one of us, the 22nd of March will no longer be a day like
:18:41. > :18:45.any other. The broken lines, the deep wounds, our whole country bears
:18:46. > :18:51.this pain and suffering. The Queen and I share your pain. You, or
:18:52. > :18:54.someone close to you, who have been injured by the cowardly and
:18:55. > :18:58.despicable acts today, we give our support of the members of the
:18:59. > :19:01.emergency and security services. Our gratitude also goes to all of those
:19:02. > :19:09.who offered their help spontaneously. As for the threat we
:19:10. > :19:15.face, we will continue to respond together with fortitude, calm and
:19:16. > :19:19.dignity. Let us have trust in ourselves. This trust is our
:19:20. > :19:23.strength. Just before I leave you, I want to show you some of the
:19:24. > :19:27.different ways that tributes are being paid to those who lost their
:19:28. > :19:30.lives in Brussels. This is the Eiffel Tower, deck out in the
:19:31. > :19:35.colours of the Belgian flag. The same was played out in Berlin, that
:19:36. > :19:41.is the Brandenburg gate, of course. We have got also pictures here from
:19:42. > :19:48.the Trevi Fountain, where tributes are being paid to those who died,
:19:49. > :19:51.and also in Brussels as well, people have been gathering and scoring
:19:52. > :19:55.messages in chalk on the floor, as we were seeing early. Thank you very
:19:56. > :20:01.much for watching. If you want more information on what is happening in
:20:02. > :20:04.Brussels, do go online. I will speak to you tomorrow. Bye-bye.