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Britons are being warned against travelling to Brussels following the terror attacks on the city.
The Foreign Office updated its travel advice for Belgium in line with guidance from Belgian authorities, as security and border controls are stepped up across Europe.
The updated advice said: "The Belgian authorities are currently advising against travel to Brussels. You are advised to follow the instructions of the Belgian security authorities."
All public transport has been closed in Brussels following blasts at the city's Zaventem airport and at a Metro (Other OTC: MTRAF - news) station .
Flights from the airport were cancelled for the day and the airport will remain closed through Wednesday, when staff will assess when services can be resumed.
A spokeswoman said about 600 flights in or out of Brussels have been diverted or cancelled.
Eurostar suspended services to and from Brussels until mid-afternoon - with early trains from the UK to the city terminating at Lille. But it later said limited services to Brussels have been resumed.
The train operator's website advised passengers not to travel on Tuesday unless essential.
A full service was expected to be resumed on Wednesday but passengers were warned that stations would be busy - and to allow at least 60 minutes for check-in.
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Germany, France and the Dutch government have all confirmed heightened border checks - with the Netherlands involving military personnel.
Norway said officers on the streets of Oslo would be armed temporarily.
The suicide attack on the airport took place in a pre-security check-in area.
Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports were among those in the UK confirming additional security measures to reassure passengers - with police forces nationwide bolstering wider transport security.
Germany's Lufthansa was among the airlines worst affected by the shutdown in Brussels, with 25 services cancelled on the day of the attack, affecting 2,000 passengers.
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Travellers reported delays and a heavy police presence at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport while the Thalys train service - which travels between France, Belgium and the Netherlands - was suspended.
It (Other OTC: ITGL - news) later said a handful of services would run and that they would be largely back to normal by Wednesday.
Deutsche Bahn halted its high-speed rail service from Germany to Brussels with trains stopping at the border city of Aachen.
France said 1,600 additional police officers would be placed on border protection and transport network duties while the Dutch government advised its citizens to avoid Belgium completely.
The attacks happened as air services were getting back to normal following two days of disruption across the EU, caused by French air traffic controller strikes .
While flights in and out of Brussels are suspended - with incoming planes in the air being mostly diverted to Paris and Amsterdam - other major airports across Europe reported little disruption to wider departure and arrival times, despite tighter security.
