Belgian transport minister resigns in Brussels airport security row

Belgium’s transport minister has resigned after a secret European Union report detailing lapses in airport security oversight was leaked in the wake of the deadly March 22 bombings at Brussels Airport and subway.

Prime minister Charles Michel said after his talks with transport minister Jacqueline Galant, “the minister presented her resignation to the King and the King accepted it”.

Ms Galant said the leak was part of a vendetta against her by a disgruntled senior transport official and insisted she paid very close attention to security concerns.