Aberdeenshire man tells of Brussels bomb terror

By Jon Hebditch

March 22 2016, 11:03 am

An Aberdeenshire man who works at the European parliament has spoken out after suspected terrorist blasts shook Brussels this morning.

Inverurie man Andrew Bowie, 28, works for Conservative MEP Dr Ian Duncan at the parliament.

He moved to the Belgian capital with his wife Madeline in September and said that the event was “surreal”.

He said: “I got to work, and we were getting ready for a minute’s silence for the casualties at the airport, when we hear the second attack.

“Maelbeek is the main metro for the parliament here, just a few hundred yards away.

“The Belgian security services have the building on lock down now so we are safe.

“It’s horrible when this happens in a place you’re familiar with, seeing these places on the news is surreal.”

He added: “These seem to be attacks on our way of life.”