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Here's how Paris is showing solidarity with Belgium after the attacks in Brussels

Mar 22, 2016, 19:14 IST

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On Tuesday morning, two explosions occurred at Zaventem Airport and another ripped through the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels, killing 28 people and injuring dozens more

In a demonstration of solidarity, the city of Paris has changed its Twitter avatar to the colors of the Belgian flag. Now, when you visit the Paris Twitter account, it looks like this. 

https://twitter.com/Paris

According to Twitter, the Eiffel Tower will also be lit up in the Belgian colors Tuesday night as a show of support. 

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It's likely to be a powerful moment. Following the terrorist attacks in Paris last November, monuments around the world lit up in blue, white, and red, in honor of France. You can see those here

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