Surat: "A portion of the ceiling above me vibrated and a part of it fell on the ground in front of me before I could react to the loud explosion I heard," said Surat-based businessman, Ankit Pansuriya who was at the Brussels airport when the bombs exploded there Tuesday morning.
Pansuriya of Pansuriya Impax has offices in Surat, Mumbai, Antwerp and Hong Kong. He visits Antwerp once in a month and had arrived in Brussels on Tuesday morning. He was waiting to collect luggage at conveyor belt when the first blast took place.
"Initially, I could not understand what was happening. I had heard the blast but was not sure if it was a bomb explosion. I could hear noise of breaking glass and later saw people shouting and searching for shelter," Pansuriya told TOI over phone.
"First time in my life I witnessed a terror attack from so close. One blast took place near departure entry while another near American Airlines counter, which was beside Jet Airways of India. If the blast had happened at close distance to the Jet Airways counter many Indians would have died," he added.
Pansuriya said that while rushing out of airport following instruction from authorities, he saw many injured trying to find a safe location. "Apart from those injured in the bomb blast many suffered serious injury due to broken glass at the airport. Every where there was panic. We were asked to leave airport immediately. My luggage is still at the airport," he recalled.
23/03/16 Times of India
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Pansuriya of Pansuriya Impax has offices in Surat, Mumbai, Antwerp and Hong Kong. He visits Antwerp once in a month and had arrived in Brussels on Tuesday morning. He was waiting to collect luggage at conveyor belt when the first blast took place.
"Initially, I could not understand what was happening. I had heard the blast but was not sure if it was a bomb explosion. I could hear noise of breaking glass and later saw people shouting and searching for shelter," Pansuriya told TOI over phone.
"First time in my life I witnessed a terror attack from so close. One blast took place near departure entry while another near American Airlines counter, which was beside Jet Airways of India. If the blast had happened at close distance to the Jet Airways counter many Indians would have died," he added.
Pansuriya said that while rushing out of airport following instruction from authorities, he saw many injured trying to find a safe location. "Apart from those injured in the bomb blast many suffered serious injury due to broken glass at the airport. Every where there was panic. We were asked to leave airport immediately. My luggage is still at the airport," he recalled.
23/03/16 Times of India
