Belgium attackers' bombs were hidden in their luggage: Local mayor

The mayor of Zaventem, where the Brussels airport is located, has told AFP that the suicide attackers who struck the airport on Tuesday had their bombs hidden in their luggage.

"They came in a taxi with their suitcases. Their bombs were in their bags," mayor Francis Vermeiren said. 

"They put their suitcases on trolleys; the first two bombs exploded. The third also put his on a trolley but he must have panicked - it didn't explode," he added.

Bomb disposal experts blew up this case later, he told AFP.