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Victims of the Brussels Terror Attacks

Thirty-two victims from at least eight countries were killed in the attacks. Here are profiles of some of the victims, updated as more names are confirmed.

Thirty-two victims from at least eight countries were killed in the attacks. Here are profiles of some of the victims, updated as more names are confirmed.

  1. Janina Panasewicz, Seeker of Opportunity in Belgium, Died in Brussels Attacks

    Ms. Panasewicz was part of a close-knit Polish expatriate community in the capital.

    By Joanna Berendt

     

  2. Berit Viktorsson, Visiting Daughter in Brussels, Was Killed in Attacks

    Ms. Viktorsson, who was at the Brussels airport, had become adept at navigating the city on frequent trips to visit her daughter.

    By The New York Times

     

  3. Gilles Laurent, a Filmmaker With an Eye for Sounds, Dies in Brussels Attacks

    Mr. Laurent, 46, had such an intimate connection with the noises of everyday life that his collaborators say he “looked” at sounds as if observing an object.

    By Dan Bilefsky

     

  4. Gail Minglana Martinez, Mother in Air Force Family, Dies in Brussels Attacks

    All six members of her family were wounded in the attack on Brussels Airport. The others, her officer husband and four children, remain hospitalized.

    By Eli Rosenberg

     

  5. Fabienne Vansteenkiste, Brussels Airport Worker, Died After Staying Late

    Ms. Vansteenkiste, who worked at a check-in counter, had stayed as a favor to a co-worker, and was set to leave soon when the attacks began.

    By Neil Collier and Hannah Olivennes

     

  6. Johanna Atlegrim, Swedish Illustrator, Dies in Brussels Attacks

    Ms. Atlegrim, 30, who lived in Brussels and recently illustrated the cover of a children’s magazine, died in the attack on the Maelbeek subway station.

    By Eli Rosenberg

     

  7. Nic Coopman, ‘Unflappable’ Belgian Working for U.S. Company, Dies in Brussels Attack

    Mr. Coopman traveled often throughout Europe and to the United States for his job, in which he specialized in automation and electrical controls.

    By Katie Rogers and Eli Rosenberg

     

  8. Aline Bastin, Who Loved to See and Photograph the World, Dies in Brussels Attacks

    Ms. Bastin, a press and communications manager for the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, was killed in the attack on the Brussels subway.

    By Hannah Olivennes

     

  9. Yves Cibuabua, ‘Husband and a Father First,’ Dies in Brussels Attacks

    Mr. Cibuabua, a business school graduate and the father of two young daughters, progressed from working as a cleaner to a job in financial securities.

    By Dan Bilefsky and Katie Rogers

     

  10. Raghavendran Ganesan, Father Saving to Return to India, Dies in Brussels Attack

    The 30-year-old software engineer’s family had appealed to Indian officials and others via social media in a frantic search for their lost relative.

    By Katie Rogers