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A number of countries, heads of State and international organizations express comments or illuminate monuments in response to the attacks in Brussels.

International reactions

Supranational bodies
ASEAN: ASEAN member countries strongly condemn the attacks and express their deep sympathy and condolences to the Belgian Government and people and to the families of the victims involved. ASEAN supports the Belgian Government's efforts to find a normal situation as quickly as possible and bring the perpetrators to justice.
UN: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns the attacks and calls them "ignible". He also expresses his sincere condolences to the victims and their families and his solidarity with the people and the Belgian government. »
Organization of Islamic Cooperation: OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani strongly condemned the terrorist attacks and reaffirmed the unwavering solidarity and support of the OIC with Belgium.

NATO: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his condolences and said he was "deeply saddened by the attacks here in Brussels this morning. He also stated that the organization "decided to increase the level of alert at NATO headquarters. »
African Union: Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said "I strongly condemn the ignoble attacks at Zaventem airport and the Brussels metro station, which took the lives of dozens of innocent civilians and left wounded. Dlamini-Zuma expressed the AU's solidarity with the Belgian government and people, expressed his condolences to the dispossessed families and wished for the quick recovery of the wounded.
European Union: President of the European Council Donald Tusk named these attacks "another horror committed by terrorists in the service of hatred and violence."

Country

Germany: In a letter of condolences to King Philippe, President Joachim Gauck condemned the attacks of "dreadful crime" and announced that together with Belgium, Germany would "defend our common values of freedom and democracy".
Saudi Arabia: King Salman strongly condemned the terror attacks and called for joint international efforts to confront and eliminate 'the scourge of terrorism' that is now raging.
Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev expressed his condolences: "We were deeply saddened by the news of the heavy casualties and injuries, the consequences of the explosions in the city of Brussels.
Bahrain: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs "affirms the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain for the Kingdom of Belgium in the face of violence, extremism and terrorism regardless of their origins or motivations. "He expresses his sincere condolences and sympathies to the