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Brussels bombing suspect let go as new 'man in hat' CCTV footage released

Belgian police have released a man that they had initially charged with "participation in a terrorist group" and "terrorist killings" in connection with the Brussels attacks on the same day that they revealed new CCTV footage of another suspect.

Faycal C, who was the only person charged in connection with last week's attacks, was released due to "lack of evidence", prosecutors said.

It comes as US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump warned Britain and Europe are "not safe" following the recent terror attacks.

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Belgium refuses to let ministers quit over bomber 'failings'

suicide bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui Credit: Reuters

Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel has refused to accept the resignations of two ministers over failings to track one of the Brussels airport bombers.

Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens had offered to resign after it emerged that suicide bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui had twice been expelled from Turkey over links to so-called Islamic State.

Belgium has today lowered its security alert level to three, one down from the highest level, the Belgian crisis centre said.

More than 30 people died in twin attacks in the city on Tuesday morning.

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