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S. Korea checking citizens’ safety in wake of Brussels attack

March 22, 2016

In this image provided by the Belgian Federal Police in Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 of three men who are suspected of taking part in the attacks at Belgium’s Zaventem Airport. The man at right is still being sought by the police and two others in the photo that the police issued were according to a the Belgian Prosecutors ‘probably’ suicide bombers. Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city’s metro stations Tuesday, killing and wounding scores of people, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. (Belgian Federal Police via AP)

SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea is checking the safety of its citizens in Belgium after a series of deadly explosions hit Brussels’ major transport hubs Tuesday, a government official said.

“We are contacting local authorities through our embassy in Belgium and using our emergency contact network to check whether South Koreans were hurt in the blasts,” the official told Yonhap News Agency by phone.

Earlier Tuesday, a series of blasts hit Brussels airport and a metro station in the city, killing more than 10 people and injuring dozens of others, according to news reports.

Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said it has convened a meeting of officials from relevant government departments, including the presidential office and the national police agency, to discuss their response to the disaster.