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'We are all Belgians': World monuments light up in solidarity

We take you through some images of tributes taking place around the world after a wave of deadly blasts hit Brussels.

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Hundreds and thousands of people across the world showed their solidarity with Belgium after a wave of blasts in Brussels took away 34 lives and wounded scores.
Belgium's colors lit up the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.

#BurjKhalifa lit up in colors of the #Belgium flag in solidarity with those affected last night. #Brussels pic.twitter.com/iR3lSwct3f
- Burj Khalifa (@BurjKhalifa) March 23, 2016

 

En signe de solidarité avec #Bruxelles, Paris illumine @LaTourEiffel aux couleurs de la Belgique. #NousSommesUnis pic.twitter.com/qRbFFkNKGv
- Paris (@Paris) March 22, 2016

 

mourning pic.twitter.com/i5Mn3vbkQy
- TINTIN JAPAN(??) (@TINTIN_JAPAN) March 23, 2016

 
 
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo posted a picture of the World Trade Center coloured black, yellow and red on twitter and said it was lit "in solemn solidarity with the people of Belgium."
 

Tonight @OneWTC is lit in black, yellow and red as NY stands in solemn solidarity with the people of Belgium. pic.twitter.com/XupRXw4fb2
- Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 23, 2016

We will remain dark tonight in sympathy for the lives lost in Brussels. Photo via @isardasorensen, taken previously. pic.twitter.com/wWSbJ6BALh
- Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) March 22, 2016

 
The Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany, was illuminated in black, yellow, and red colors of the Belgian flag.
 

Brandenburg Gate lit up in Belgian flag colors to show solidarity. #brusselsattacks https://t.co/2tgbJiwtwu pic.twitter.com/kyzYlQ6jeX
- Gilly. Just Gilly. (@GillyBerlin) March 22, 2016

 
Tintin weeped. Netizens shared images of a tearful Tintin - the famous cartoon character created by native Belgian cartoonist Herge.

Tintin in Tears - not an album I ever thought I'd see. #Brussels #pray for Brussels pic.twitter.com/xJN7XrxXLh
- satyam sengupta (@satyamsg) March 23, 2016

 

#brusselsattack #Tintin We stand aghast in the presence of obscenity. No God is responsible for this: only men. pic.twitter.com/dFOTXF4VUA
- David J Podmore (@seti_yeti) March 23, 2016

My little tribute #Brussels #tintin pic.twitter.com/vCqOBdodPx
- Nick Coffer (@nickcoffer) March 23, 2016

Tintin weeps as world shares images of Belgium's most famous creation after #BrusselsAttacks https://t.co/EjSBobhB2F pic.twitter.com/zakXZsRSRt
- AFP news agency (@AFP) March 22, 2016

A Belgian flag was displayed on the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
 

Rome standing in solidarity with Belgium via Trevi Fountain pic.twitter.com/rwLl1gkOXq
- Nolan Boggess (@NolanBoggess) March 22, 2016

The Royal Palace at Dam Square in Amsterdam lit up in Belgian colours.

The heart of #Amsterdam, the Royal Palace at Dam Square, lit in the colors of the French flag. #Paris pic.twitter.com/xLUauCJlLS
- I amsterdam (@Iamsterdam) November 15, 2015

 
Meanwhile, scores of tweets, Facebook posts surfaced as netizens expressed their support through digital media.

.@POTUS has ordered all US flags lowered to half staff through Saturday in honor of #BrusselsAttacks pic.twitter.com/QQWRka4Hwq
- Poway Unified (@powayusd) March 22, 2016

 

Flags are flying at half mast in London... #Brussels pic.twitter.com/HiLmCiRya5
- Nicholas Davies (@NckDavies) March 22, 2016

Unbelievable! #PrayforBelgium pic.twitter.com/5MQMBlX6qK
- Kevin De Bruyne (@DeBruyneKev) March 22, 2016

Our thoughts and hearts are with you, Belgium.#PrayForBelgium #Brussels pic.twitter.com/vGpHfbrCxM
- MyCyFAPP (@MyCyFAPP) March 23, 2016

21 Wonderful Things Belgium Gave To The World https://t.co/R3Jfa0pTRi #brusselsattack #brussels #PrayForBelgium
- Michiel Meekels (@michielmeekels) March 23, 2016

Mass offered, and a candle lit as we join with those who #PrayForBelgium pic.twitter.com/Zpmy6NZYOB
- The Shrine of OLW (@ShrineOLW) March 23, 2016

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." #PrayForBelgium ?? ???? pic.twitter.com/S58uMUoMFZ
- Nameless (@heydollparts) March 23, 2016