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Raquel Carvalho

Deng Jingquan from China was among the casualties from Tuesday’s Islamic State suicide bombings at Brussels airport, the South China Morning Post has confirmed.
Chinese government officials said yesterday that a Chinese national with the surname Deng had been killed in the attacks, without providing any further details.
At least 31 dead after terrorist attack on Brussels; bomb blasts hit airport and metro station
However, he is now known to have been transiting to a country in Eastern Europe at the time. He is believed to have survived the initial blasts but died later at a hospital in the city.
His family have been informed and the embassy said it will continue to stay in close contact with them and the Belgian authorities.

The attacks at the airport and at a metro station in the Belgian capital killed at least 31 people and injured some 300, some of whom are still in critical condition.
In the past few days, images and basic information about Deng, also known by the name Frank, have been shared on social media after he was reported missing on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old man was at Zaventem Airport at the time of the first explosions on March 22. He was waiting to board flight JP377 that was scheduled to depart at 9.05am (local time) for the Slovenian capital Ljubljana.

“We express our deep condolences over the death of our Chinese compatriot and strong condemnation of the criminal act of the terrorists,” the Chinese embassy posted on its website.
Identification of he victims has been slow, partly because of the damage wrought by the blasts as well as the fact that many involved are foreigners, Belgium media have reported.
Some 40 nationalities are thought to be among those who died or who were wounded.
The embassy added that there are still some Chinese citizens stranded in Brussels due to the closure of the airport.
Earlier, a senior US official said two Americans were killed in Tuesday’s attacks, as US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Belgian leaders and offered condolences and help.
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The official did not offer specifics on where the Americans died, saying only that two had been confirmed killed.
Kerry, travelling back to Washington after talks in Moscow, stopped in Belgium to demonstrate solidarity after the attacks, which killed 31 people and injured hundreds of others.
“The United States is praying and grieving with you for the loved ones of those cruelly taken from us, including Americans, and for the many who were injured in these despicable attacks,” Kerry said after meeting Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
“The United States stands firmly with Belgium and with the nations of Europe in the face of this tragedy,” he said.
“We will continue to provide any assistance necessary in investigating these heinous acts of terrorism and bringing those responsible to justice,” Kerry added.
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Michel offered his condolences for the death of the Americans, but did not elaborate. “We want to cooperate with you, do our best with you in order to face these very sensitive issues,” he said.
At the same time, Britain’s Foreign Officer said a British citizen died during the attacks in Brussels earlier this week. They confirmed that David Dixon, a computer programmer living in Brussels, was killed in the bombing on the Brussels subway.
Officials said seven other British nationals were injured, too.
Dixon’s family has asked for privacy and indicated no statements will be made.
Reuters contributed to this story


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Deng Jingquan named as Chinese national in transit at airport when Brussels attacks tore through city, killing him and at least 31 others

Deng Jingquan was waiting to board a plane to Ljubljana, Slovenia on Tuesday morning when Zaventem Airport was bombed. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A photo taken on March 25, 2016 shows wreaths of flowers in front of an entrance of the Maalbeek subway station in Brussels in homage to the victims of a terrorist attack. Seven terror suspects were in custody in Belgium and France on March 25, 2016 as under-fire European authorities stepped up the fight against jihadist networks following triple bombings in Brussels claimed by the Islamic State group. People of around 40 nationalities were killed or wounded in the attack, testament to the cosmopolitan nature of Europe's symbolic capital. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN

A photo taken on March 25, 2016 shows flowers and candle lights in front of an entrance of the Maalbeek subway station in Brussels in homage to the victims of a terrorist attack. Seven terror suspects were in custody in Belgium and France on March 25, 2016 as under-fire European authorities stepped up the fight against jihadist networks following triple bombings in Brussels claimed by the Islamic State group. People of around 40 nationalities were killed or wounded in the attack, testament to the cosmopolitan nature of Europe's symbolic capital. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel after delivering a joint statement at the Belgian Prime Minister's Residence in Brussels, Belgium, Friday, March 25, 2016. Kerry is in Brussels to pay respect to victims of terrorist attacks that left more than 30 dead at Brussels Airport. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

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Masked Belgian police secure the entrance to a building in Schaerbeek in Brussels early on Friday. Photo: Reuters

A Belgian forensic police takes pictures during police operations in Schaerbeek following Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

A policeman searches the house that is the subject of a police raid in the suburb of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Friday, March, 25, 2016. Belgium's prime minister refused to accept the resignations of his justice and interior ministers Thursday despite increasing evidence of intelligence and law enforcement failures to prevent this week's suicide bombings by Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Chad Wells, father of Brussels bombing victim Mason Wells, speaks about his son in his home Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Sandy, Utah. The bombs that tore through the Brussels airport Tuesday seriously wounded three Mormon missionaries including his son, and sent a French missionary from their group to the hospital, church officials said. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Mormon missionaries Mason Wells, 19, of Sandy, Utah, left, and Joseph Empey, 20, of Santa Clara, Utah were injured in Tuesday's explosion at the Brussels airport. Photo: AP)

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Policemen stand guard in grand central station in Brussels, after suicide bombing attacks of terrorists on March 22 in Zaventem airport and Brussels subway Maelbeek. Photo: AFP

A man wrapped in a Belgian flag holds a candle as people gather at a makeshift memorial in front of Brussel's Stock Exchange on Place de la Bourse (Beursplein) on March 24, 2016, two days after a triple bomb attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, hit Brussels' airport and the Maelbeek - Maalbeek metro station, killing 31 people and wounding 300 others. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN

At least 31 dead after terrorist attack on Brussels; bomb blasts hit airport and metro station 

A smoke-filled Brussels Airport after explosions turned morning travellers into victims March 22 Photo: Ralph Usbeck/AP

epa05225239 French police controls along the road from Paris to Lille, between Senlis and Compiegnes, France, 22 March 2016. Some 1,600 additional security forces have been deployed to secure France's airports and train stations after a series of attacks in Brussels, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on 22 March 2016. EPA/YOAN VALAT

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