The death toll from the bombings in Brussels has risen to 35, Belgian officials said.

Four of those wounded in the Brussels airport and Metro blasts last week have died in the hospital, the Belgian health minister announced.

Maggie De Block made the announcement on her Twitter account.

She posted: "Four patients deceased in hospital. Medical teams did all possible. Total victims: 35. Courage to all the families."

Suicide bombers hit Brussels Airport and a city Metro train on March 22 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

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