2016 Brussels bombings

attacks of 22 March 2016
Event suicide_bombing Q23365300
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2016 Brussels bombings

Summary

2016 Brussels bombings is a suicide bombing[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of suicide_bombing entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,509 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2016 Brussels bombings is located in Zaventem[3].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings is located in Brussels[4].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings is in the country of Belgium[5].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's instance of is recorded as suicide bombing[6].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's instance of is recorded as mass murder[7].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's instance of is recorded as terrorist attack[8].
  • The location of 2016 Brussels bombings was Brussels Airport[9].
  • The location of 2016 Brussels bombings was Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station[10].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's Commons category is recorded as 2016 Brussels bombings[11].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[12].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's armament is recorded as nail bomb[13].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's target is recorded as civilian[14].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings occurred on March 22, 2016[15].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.9, 'longitude': 4.4833333333333}[16].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.8438339, 'longitude': 4.3769687}[17].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's significant event is recorded as terrorist attack[18].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's has cause is recorded as 2016 Brussels police raid[19].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2016 Brussels bombings[20].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings resulted in {'amount': '+32'} deaths[21].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings resulted in {'amount': '+33'} deaths[22].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings resulted in {'amount': '+35'} deaths[23].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings resulted in {'amount': '+36'} deaths[24].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings caused {'amount': '+330'} injuries[25].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's hashtag is recorded as JeSuisBruxelles[26].
  • 2016 Brussels bombings's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[27].

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When and Where

2016 Brussels bombings occurred on March 22, 2016[15]. Recorded location include Brussels Airport[9] and Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station[10]. It is in the country of Belgium[5].

Context

Recorded instance of include suicide bombing[6], mass murder[7], and terrorist attack[8].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+32'}[21], {'amount': '+33'}[22], {'amount': '+35'}[23], and {'amount': '+36'}[24]. 2016 Brussels bombings caused {'amount': '+330'} injuries[25].

Why It Matters

2016 Brussels bombings ranks in the top 7% of suicide_bombing entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,509 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → event/Brussels-attacks-of-2016
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: event/Brussels-attacks-of-2016"
  2. 4w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dagens nyheter topic id → terrordaden-i-bryssel
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3509]]: terrordaden-i-bryssel, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/22882696|Terrordåden i Bryssel (#22882696)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/488"
  3. 16w ago · Beegies · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +2016-03-22T00:00:00Z
    Armament → nail bomb
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+330'}
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 50.9, 'longitude': 4.4833333333333}, {'latitude': 50.8438339, 'longitude': 4.3769687}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10916]]: Terroranschl%C3%A4ge_in_Br%C3%BCssel, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213758468|Terroranschläge in Brüssel (#213758468)]] in [[:toollabs:mi"
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