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FBI coordinating with Belgium counterparts after Brussels attacks

By REUTERS

MARCH 22, 2016 14:33

WASHINGTON - Top US military and Justice Department officials have been briefed on the attacks in Brussels and the FBI has begun coordinating with its Belgium counterparts and other US agencies following the blasts, US officials said on Tuesday.

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were briefed, officials said. The two were due to testify before a congressional committee later on Tuesday on the Pentagon's budget.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch was also briefed on the explosions, according to a Justice Department official, who said the department and the FBI are also coordinating efforts across the US government and with Belgium authorities

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