Brussels streets are covered in chalk drawings filled with messages of love, not hate

"Chocolates, Beer and Love are still better than for humanity than bombs and hatred."
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Brussels streets are covered in chalk drawings filled with messages of love, not hate
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Hours after explosions rocked Brussels, Belgium, people gathered at Place de la Bourse, in the heart of city.

Mourning the more than 30 people killed on Tuesday, people scratched simple notes of solidarity ("We ❤ Brussels") and quintessential Belgian pride ("Chocolates, Beer and Love are still better than for humanity than bombs and hatred") onto the pavement.


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They are was colorful, defiant messages of hope. 

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A Belgian flag reads "We are all Brussels" at a makeshift memorial at Place de la Bourse. Credit: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty


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Johnny Simon

Johnny Simon is a Photo Editor at Mashable, where he works to tell compelling stories utilizing the visual medium of photography. A graduate of Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, Johnny has previously worked for MSNBC and Slate and interned in the White House Photo Office under photographer Pete Souza.

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