Brussels attacks: Airport eyewitness - 'we couldn't breathe'
Asif Islam describes witnessing the two explosions at Brussels Zaventem airport as he dropped his mother off for a flight.
Islam said he and his mother began running following the first explosion, before another, much larger blast occurred in the direction they were headed.
“It was crazy you could see the ceiling falling down little by little.... It was a really dusty,” he said. “After a certain time we couldn't breathe anymore so we were we had to get out because otherwise we would just die because of the dust.”
This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition on Tuesday 22 March 2016.
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