A Daviess County man is getting an up close view of how Brussels is coping following this week’s terrorist attacks on the city’s airport and subway.
Owensboro resident Walter Horne is in Brussels for job training. He says he was in a meeting about 15 miles away when the explosions occurred.
"The people there with us were speaking Flemish or Dutch. We didn't really understand what was being said," Horne told WKU Public Radio by phone. "We could hear 'explosion.' We understood that word, and then they told us what had happened."
Even though it was 2:00 a.m. in Kentucky, Horne said he immediately called family members to let them know he was safe.
He describes the mood in Brussels as somber. Police are out in greater numbers and there’s less night life on the streets.
Horne is supposed to fly home this weekend from the same airport where the terrorists struck. While he’s a little apprehensive, Horne says he has faith in the added security measures the Belgium government has implemented.
The attacks, he says, will not deter him from traveling abroad in the future.
"I would love to come back to Belgium again and bring my family with me. It's a gorgeous country with a lot of history. It's just a shame this happened to them."
