#JeSuisBruxelles Trends in Wake of Brussels Bombings to Show Support for Victims of Attack
Belgian citizens, their neighbors and people around the world flocked to social media Tuesday morning after multiple explosions ripped through the international Zaventem airport and Maalbeek metro station in Brussels, killing at least 34 people and injuring at least 170.
The hashtag #JeSuisBruxelles began trending directly after Tuesday's attacks and painted a picture of the grief, tragedy and human compassion enveloping the world during the latest act of terror. "Don't let the evil actions of broken people define your view of our world," read one quote from Steve Maraboli, tweeted on Tuesday morning. "Don't be terrorized into a diluted, hopeless reality."
Stop terrorism... #JeSuisBruxelles pic.twitter.com/iKOY1wMP04
Love and prayers to Brussels... #Brussels #JeSuisBruxelles pic.twitter.com/vCjfGWAX9f
The world is a cruel place #JeSuisBruxelles pic.twitter.com/uMnBU80dXM
JeSuisBruxelles What are we doing? HUMANITY pic.twitter.com/wZzUF7WWN0
Almost instantly, thousands of black, yellow and red hearts flooded timelines with the #JeSuisBruxelles hashtag, along with cartoons of the Parisian flag hugging a crying Belgium flag, prayers from across the globe and inspiring quotes to uplift those inflicted by the latest atrocities to strike the world.
JeSuisBruxelles pic.twitter.com/Jp5EE2aunm
Our thoughts are with the people of Belgium today. The terror will not stop the music. #JeSuisBruxelles pic.twitter.com/z62kYcfBGR
I see humans but no humanity.. #JeSuisBruxelles pic.twitter.com/9tJ1EF9fjN
"This is not Islam," read multiple tweets, in several languages, using the #JeSuisBruxelles:
This is not Islam #JeSuisBruxelles
Esto no es Islam. Estamos ante un mal sin nombre. #JeSuisBruxelles
Incluso si no existieran las religiones, si no existiera el Islám, los locos siempre tendrían alguna excusa para matar(4/4) #JeSuisBruxelles
This is not Islam #JeSuisBruxelles
It was yet another devastating moment of terror in Belgium, which has been on high alert since the Paris terror attacks in November, and even more so after authorities captured Europe's most wanted man, Salah Abdeslam, one of the people behind last year's coordinated attacks, in Brussels last week.
Read more: Fatal Explosions Reported at Multiple Locations in Brussels; At Least 34 Dead; 170 Injured
March 22, 2016, 9:40 a.m.: This story has been updated.