Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Brussels attacks

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for three violent explosions Tuesday morning that rocked Brussels at rush hour leaving more than 30 dead.

CNN reported that 34 people died and another 170 were injured.

Belgian officials said 31 people were killed and 187 others were wounded in two explosions at the Belgium airport and one at a city subway station.

CBS reported that three Americans, all missionaries from Utah, were injured.

President Barack Obama, speaking in Cuba, condemned the attacks and said the U.S. stands in solidarity with Belgium.

"This is yet another reminder that the world must unite," he said.

"We must be together, regardless" of nationality or faith or race, in fighting terrorism, he said.

U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, said in a statement he echoes the sentiment of European leaders "who have proclaimed 'We are at war.'"

"In order to provide for the safety and security of our nation, we must first admit the real threat that radical Islam imposes on all of us," he said.

"We have to close the gaps in border security. We must implement more accountability in the larger Islamic community, where leaders must denounce the actions of Muslims whom they say ‘do not represent Islam.’”

In Belgium, government officials early on called the violence terrorist attacks.

Two explosions tore through city’s airport and a third targeted a subway station nearby, the Associated Press is reporting.