ISIS celebrates Brussels attack, distribute sweets to Syrian residents

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the horrific attacks at the Brussels airport and on a subway train.

Terrorists struck a European capital for the second time in four months, killing dozens on Tuesday in Brussels. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks at the Brussels airport and on a subway train, starkly demonstrating the ability of the extremist network to direct or inspire deadly assaults in Europe. 35 people were killed and hundreds left injured as a result of the massacre.

This time around, not only have they successfully struck prime targets in a capital city, they have also released celebratory photographs after the attacks. Photographs showing jihadis handing out sweets to residents in Syria to celebrate the massacre in Europe are being circulated by the terror group across the internet, as reported by The Daily Mail.

Photographs show, bags of sweets and other items being handed by militants to young children and men in the province of Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria.

The photos included a statement, describing how ISIS had distributed sweets to Muslims in 'joy of the blessed attack against the Crusaders in Brussels.'

Two massive suicide blasts by attackers with bombs in their bags hit the check-in hall at Zaventem Airport, strewing the scene with blood and mangled bodies and sending hundreds of terrified travellers fleeing in terror.

Belgian authorities released pictures of two of the suspected attackers pushing trolleys with their bombs through the terminal and said they were "actively searching" for a third whose bomb failed to go off.

Police helicopters hovered over the city late into the night and raids were under way across Belgium, prosecutors said, adding that a bomb, an Islamic State flag and chemicals had been found in one apartment.

The fact that extremists were able to hit high-profile targets in Brussels, Europe's symbolic capital, just months after ISIS terrorists killed 130 people in Paris, will raise fresh questions about the continent's ability to cope with the terror threat.