2 New York Siblings Are Among the Dead in Brussels Attacks

Left: This May 2015 family photo shows Sascha Pinczowski at her graduation from Marymount Manhattan College in New York. ; Right: This 2015 family photo shows Alexander Pinczowski in Greece. (Courtesy of the family via AP)Courtesy of the family via AP

NEW YORK—Two New York City siblings are among the dead in the attacks in Brussels, their family said Friday.

Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch nationals who lived in the U.S., were headed home to the states when a bomb exploded at the airport Tuesday. Alexander, 29, was on the phone with his mother in Holland when the line went dead, said James Cain, whose daughter Cameron was engaged to Alexander.

“We received confirmation this morning from Belgian authorities and the Dutch embassy of the positive identification of the remains of Alexander and Sascha from the terrorist bombing at the Brussels Airport,” Cain said on behalf of the Pinczowski family. “We are grateful to have closure on this tragic situation, and are thankful for the thoughts and prayers from all. The family is in the process of making arrangements.”

This 2015 family photo shows Alexander Pinczowski and his fiance Cameron Cain in Greece. Belgian authorities and the Dutch Embassy positively identified the remains of Alexander Pinczowski, and his sister, Sascha Pinczowski, who died in the terrorist bombings in Brussels. Courtesy of the family via AP