Verdict expected in Belgium's historic trial over 2016 Brussels terror attacks

Belgium's deadliest peacetime attack, the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels Airport and a busy subway station that killed 32, is awaiting a verdict as the trial nears its conclusion.

The biggest trial in Belgium's judicial history unfolded over seven months in a special court to address the exceptional case. Survivors and families of victims hoped the trial and verdict would help them work through what happened and find closure.

The morning rush hour attacks on March 22, 2016 at Zavantem Airport and on the Brussels subway’s central commuter line deeply shook the city, which is home to the headquarters of the European Union and NATO, and put the country on edge. In addition to the 32 people killed, nearly 900 others were wounded or suffered serious mental trauma.