Brussels attacks: Mother of twin 3-year-old girls named as victim

A 36-year-old woman is one of the first victims to be identified after Tuesday’s deadly attacks in Brussels.

Adelma Tapia Ruiz, a Peruvian woman living in Belgium with her husband and two young daughters, was killed after twin blasts tore through the Brussels Airport departure lounge during the morning rush.

The woman was travelling with her daughters to visit her mother in New York. Her husband, who was seeing his family off, and one of their daughters was also injured, the New York Times reports.

One girl was wounded by shrapnel but will recover, Peru21 reports. The other girl was not injured.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks that hit the airport and a Metro station Tuesday morning. The death toll continues to climb, with reports of at least 34 killed.

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There has been an outpouring of support in the wake of the attacks, with monuments around the world lighting up in support of Belgium. The attacks have been condemned by world leaders.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “shocked and profoundly saddened” by the news.

“What happened today in Brussels was an act of terror. It was violence directed at innocent civilians and its goal was to take lives and instil fear. This cannot, and will not be tolerated,” Trudeau says.

“Canada strongly condemns these cowardly attacks and stands with Belgium at this most difficult time.”

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The attacks come just days after officials took into custody a mastermind of November’s devastating Paris attacks which left 130 dead and many more wounded.

After his arrest in Brussels, Salah Abdeslam told investigators he was planning new attacks.

Police have released photos of a suspected attacker, along with two others who they say were the suicide bombers who triggered the airport blasts.

Officials have been on high alert since the Paris attacks.

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On Tuesday, Belgium’s interior minister said authorities knew that some kind of extremist act was being prepared in Europe but that they were surprised by the scale of the attacks in Brussels.

After the attacks, ISIS warned other countries taking part in the anti-ISIS coalition of “dark days” ahead, saying in a statement, “what is coming is worse and more bitter.”

With a file from the Associated Press