Forensics

Why Were the Brussels Airport Bombers Wearing Gloves? The Answer Will Surprise You

From the moment it was released, a picture of the terrorists who detonated bombs in the Brussels airport on March 22 raised a key question: Why were the two suicide bombers wearing one glove on their left hands?

And in the days after the attack, officials began asking, what happened to the missing right-handed gloves?

If there is any constant truth in criminal investigations, it is that early reports are often wrong, unsurprising given the early confusion. In this case, they were totally wrong.

The suicide bombers weren’t wearing gloves.

According to people familiar with the investigation, the full videotape shows that the terrorists were bare handed.