#recherchebruxelles: Families use Twitter to find those missing in Brussels attack

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#recherchebruxelles: Families use Twitter in search for missing in Brussels attack
Published March 24, 2016 at 10:39 AM
Updated March 24, 2016 at 5:11 PM

Families of people still missing following the Brussels terror attacks are turning to social media to find any shred of information.

Using a Twitter handle @rechercheBXL and hashtag #RechercheBruxelles (literally “search Brussels”) people are posting details about their loved ones along with photographs.

One post has a photo and a message that Gilles Laurent is missing and asking people to retweet it:

Another asks people if they’ve seen Frank Deng, 24.

Another recent post is of Liesbet Samyn, 37:

Facebook has also activated its “safety check” system to help people check on friends and loved ones in the aftermath of the attacks.

Here’s the latest from the hashtag #RechercheBruxelles: