AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2016 A private security guard helps a wounded women outside the Maalbeek - Maelbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016 after a blast at this station located near the EU institutions. Belgian firefighters said at least 26 people had died after "enormous" blasts rocked Brussels airport and a city metro station today, as Belgium raised its terror threat to the maximum level. / AFP PHOTO / Michael VILLA