Revealed - Bloodied Belgian bomb victim pictured in shock on floor of devastated airport is top basketball player now undergoing surgery after horrific leg wound
- Sebastien Bellin was pictured laying in a pool of blood at Brussels Airport
- Basketball player was one of dozens injured in the terminal this morning
- Series of blasts have killed at least 34 people and injured 170 in the city
- ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Belgian capital
- See more of the latest news updates on the Brussels terrorist attacks
Pictured laying in a pool of blood, his jeans torn and stained red, basketball player Sebastien Bellin is one of the dozens who were injured when two bombs rocked Brussels Airport this morning.
Brazilian-born Bellin, 37, was thrown 20 metres into the air by a blast and has since undergone surgery for his injuries.
The series of blasts across the city killed 34 people and injured 170 this morning, and witnesses described apocalyptic scenes with blood and 'dismembered bodies everywhere' in the terminal building.
Injured: Basketball player Sebastien Bellin was thrown 20 metres into the air by a blast in Brussels Airport and has since undergone surgery for his injuries
Sportsman: Sebastien Bellin, a Brazilian-Belgian basketball player, was injured in the terrorist attacks in Brussels this morning
Attack: At least 14 people have died and dozens injured after two explosions rocked Brussels Airport in a terror attack today
BC Telenet Oostende, a professional Belgian basketball team, has been keeping fans up-to-date with his condition.
The club tweeted: 'We wish our former player Sebastien Bellin much strength and a speedy recovery! #PrayForBelgium.'
It later added: 'UPDATE: Sebastian Bellin has his first surgery. There are now still shards in his leg and hip. He was thrown out 20m.'
FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Europe Cup tweeted: 'We wish former @BCOOSTENDE and Belgium national team player Sebastien Bellin a speedy recovery.'
During his career, Bellin was a member of the Belgian national team and now played for the Belgian club, Gent Hawks.
Injured: The basketball player was one of 170 people injured in the terror attacks in Brussels this morning
Career: Sebastien Bellin was a member of the Belgian national team and now plays for a Belgian club
News: BC Telenet Oostende, a professional Belgian basketball team, has been keeping fans up-to-date with Sebastien Bellin's condition
'Speedy recovery': FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Europe Cup tweeted: 'We wish former @BCOOSTENDE and Belgium national team player Sebastien Bellin a speedy recovery'
This morning the team shared a link on its Facebook page, which reads: 'The whole Gent Hawks family wishes him a speedy recovery.'
A series of attacks killed at least 34 people and injured 170 across Brussels today.
Witnesses described apocalyptic scenes with blood and 'dismembered bodies everywhere' after two blasts rocked the terminal at around 8am (7am GMT), killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others.
There were reports of a firefight between police and the attackers who shouted in Arabic moments before detonating their bombs, one of which was understood to contain nails.
An unexploded suicide vest was later found in the rubble and a Kalashnikov rifle beside the body of a dead terrorist. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Shocking: Injured passengers are covered in blood and dust after the explosions rocked the terminal building at Brussels Airport
Chaos: Fires burn among bags and debris as passengers flee the terminal in the immediate aftermath of two explosions at the check-in desks
The blasts, which detonated near a Starbucks and several check-in desks, sent shockwaves through the terminal building, shattering windows and knocking roof tiles off the ceiling as terrified passengers ran for their lives.
Then 79 minutes later at 9.19am, at least 20 people were killed and scores injured, some critically, when a blast hit a Metro station just 400 metres from the EU headquarters in the city centre.
The explosions, coming just four months after the Paris attacks, have left countries around the world reeling, with security services placed on high alert, flights cancelled, Eurostar services suspended and France's border with Belgium shut down.
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