"In terms of travel advice, we continue to advise people to follow the advice of the Belgian authorities. Therefore we are no longer advising against travel to Brussels," a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson said British embassy staff were working to assist all its nationals affected in two Brussels Airport suicide attacks in the northeastern municipality of Zaventem and one inside a subway carriage at the Maelbeek station near European institutions. These include four British nationals injured in the attacks and one missing British national.
"Here in the UK, we stepped up the security presence at a number of locations across the country yesterday and we will maintain this in the coming days. The national threat level remains at SEVERE (an attack is highly likely) and the public are advised to be ‘alert but not alarmed`," the spokesperson added.
At least 31 people were confirmed killed and 260 injured in the attacks claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
Two suspected suicide bombers have been identified by the federal prosecutor as brothers Khalid and Ibrahim Bakraoui. A third suspect named Najim Laachraoui was initially believed to be arrested, a claim later refuted by Belgian Federal Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw.
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