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People laying flowers at the Belgian embassy in The Hague following terrorist attacks in Brussels, 22 Mar 2016 (Photo: @Mehmetdoganbas/Twitter) - Credit: People laying flowers at the Belgian embassy in The Hague following terrorist attacks in Brussels, 22 Mar 2016 (Photo: @Mehmetdoganbas/Twitter)
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Ard van der Steur
Belgian embassy
Brussels bombings
Deputy Prime Minister
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Jet Bussemaker
Klaas Dijkhoff
Lilianne Ploumen
Lodewijk Asscher
Maalbeek metro station
Mark Rutte
Ministry of Education Culture and Science
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Housing
Ministry of Security and Justice
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Prime Minister
Ronald Plasterk
Sander Dekker
Stef Blok
The Hague
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 - 15:40

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PM Rutte, Dutch cabinet members to address Belgian embassy

A large delegation of the Dutch cabinet will be attending a gathering at the Belgian embassy in The Hague on Wednesday afternoon to commemorate the bombings in Brussels on Tuesday. Prime Minister Mark Rutte will give a speech. Other attendees include Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher, Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem of Finance, Minister Ard van der Steur and State Secretary Klaas Dijkhoff of Security and Justice, Minister Ronald Plasterk of Home Affairs, Minster Lilianne Ploumen of Foreign Trade, Minister Jet Bussemaker and State Secretary Sander Dekker of Education and Minister Stef Blok of Housing. Brussels was hit by three suicide bombings on Tuesday, two at the Zaventem airport and one at Maalbeek metro station. At least 34 people were killed and more than two hundred injured, including two Dutch. Two Dutch siblings are missing after the attack at the airport.

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