Ingrid Rydberg, 42, works at the Farmers’ Association in Brussels, but is on parental leave. She was on the way to Sweden to celebrate Easter with the family in Lidköping.
Her husband drove her and their two children, a 3-year and 10 months to Zaventem Airport on Tuesday morning. But they did not come all the way up, when there was Two powerful explosions inside the airport
– We had to turn about 150 meters before the airport building. It was blocked, full of people who started to walk out of their cars and a man directing traffic shouted to us that there was an explosion, she says via Facebook, because the telephone network in Brussels is overloaded, and many want to reach their relatives.
they started to try and find alternative way out of the airport and try to talk to someone who could give them information.
– It was full of people outside the neighboring buildings, those evacuated the buildings I guess. Finally we found a policeman who told us to go home and that the airport was closed.
What did you think when you were stopped?
– When I heard that there has been an explosion of terrorism, I thought, and I’m not surprised with anything that has been in circulation. That’s not going to protect themselves. You do not know where they strike. I get angry and feels unpleasant trip!
When she learned about the attacks in the subway felt the threat even closer.
– It is absolutely terrible! They knew exactly how they would strike. And in the normal case, when I was not on maternity leave, I would have been so.
Once home, they could get more information about what happened and Ingrid realized how close they had been explosions.
– We were little late this morning for the flight. Half an hour earlier I’d been there alone with my small children in all the turmoil. I thought ‘how lucky’, because it’s just luck.
Many people have been in touch with Ingrid to hear that she and her family are doing well. It is only now, when she got home from the airport as the shock begins to come. Once home, we could get more info on what happened o when I felt more shocked when I realized how close we were
– The mood is shocking, but at the same time, people are probably not totally surprised it happened.
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