Briton missing since Brussels terror attack confirmed dead

Two more Americans have been confirmed as having died in the Brussels terror attacks, bringing the total number to four.

The US State Department confirmed the deaths but did not identify the victims.

"We can confirm the deaths of two additional US citizens in Brussels, and we express our deepest condolences to their loved ones," a State Department official said.

"We have no further information to share out of respect for the families during this difficult time."

American couple Justin and Stephanie Shults were confirmed dead by an employer and family on Saturday.

Tuesday's attacks on the Brussels airport and metro system killed 31 people and injured many more.

The family of David Dixon, missing since the Brussels attacks on Tuesday, have confirmed he has died.

Mr Dixon, 53, from Hartlepool, was thought to have been on the metro system at the time of the bombings.

In a statement, his family said they had received "the most terrible and devastating news about our beloved David".

The Foreign Office also confirmed the news.

A spokesman added: "We know of seven British nationals who were injured in the attacks - three are still being treated in hospital. Our Embassy staff are working to assist all British nationals affected".

John Kerry vowed the international community would not be intimidated by extremist attacks and will continue to fight against their "nihilistic beliefs" until they are "eliminated".

The US Secretary of State was speaking in Brussels today discussing Tuesday's attacks in the city with Belgium's prime minister.

Mr Kerry offered America's condolences to the country and families "who have suffered an inconceivable loss in the last few days".

He said the international community would not be "deterred" or "intimidated" by terrorists.

It comes as a US officer confirmed two Americans were also killed in the bombings

Two British businessmen suffered "life-changing" injuries in the Brussels airport blasts on Tuesday.

According to The Telegraph, two men in their 40s suffered severe leg injuries as well as burns.

It was feared one of the victims would lose his leg.

"Both British patients are being very courageous and strong", said Professor Stefaan Nijs, head of traumatology at Leuven Hospital.

Forensic officials have warned that formal identification of the victims of the Brussels bombings could take weeks.

In a large military hospital complex in the north of the Belgian campital, experts are working to establish the identities of the victims through teeth, fingerprints and DNA.

"The number of non-identified people is very, very exceptional," federal police spokesman Michael Jonnois told AFP.

"It was an 'open' catastrophe, there was no list of who was in the train or at the airport terminal -- there was no passenger list like when there's a plane crash."

Only once they have been formally identified will relatives be able to take the bodies away for funerals.

Dominique Denoel was at Maelbeek Metro Station in Brussels on Tuesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing 20 people.

Denoel recalls how there were "flames were all over the platform" in an interview with ITV News Correspondent Emma Murphy:

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The family of David Dixon, 53, who has been missing since Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels, said: "This is clearly a difficult time for our family and we are anxiously waiting for more information about our dear David."

Dixon, originally from Hartlepool, is thought to have been on the metro system at the time of the attacks.

• 'You could feel the heat, you could smell burning', British woman describes airport blasts ordeal

Report by ITV News Correspondent Martin Geissler.

The first details of the dead and wounded have begun to be named in Brussels, but for many families the agonising wait for news continues.

Among those still missing is Briton David Dixon. He contacted his family to say that he had not been caught up in the airport attack, but it is feared he then boarded the metro hit by another suicide bomber an hour later.

Among the memorials and appeaks for the missing, stories of survival have also emerged.

Pauline Graystone, who escaped the airport blasts, today went to Bourse Square in central Brussels to remember those who lost their lives and reflect on their luck.

"We just dropped to the floor...I grabbed my family" she said as she described how the explosions went off on either side of them.

"You could feel the heat, you could smell the burning, and the roof started falling in."

Dr Nima Tabrizi, who treated the the wounded said some had psychological trauma that was as obvious as their physical injuries.