President Obama Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Attack Victims
President Barack Obama has ordered flags be flown at half-staff immediately in honor of the victim’s of the terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium.
Flags will be flown at half-staff at all public buildings, military posts, naval stations and on all naval vessels until sunset on March 26. President Obama also directed flags to be flown at half-staff at all U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad.
The attacks in Belgium left more than 30 people dead and 230 injured.
Two explosions rocked the airport early Tuesday morning. The other was at a city subway station.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Belgium’s Prime Minister says the country will observe three days of national mourning to honor the victims of the attacks.