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CU men's basketball: Akyazili's family safe after attack in Brussels

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The terrorist attack that left dozens dead in Brussels, Belgium, hit close to home for the Colorado men's basketball team.

The hometown of Thomas Akyazili, a freshman guard, is about a half hour outside Brussels. On Wednesday, Akyazili told CUBuffs.com that his family and friends are all safe and accounted for, despite a few anxious moments when he woke up Tuesday morning.

"I had all kinds of texts asking, 'Is your family OK? Is everything OK?' " Akyazili told the school website. "I didn't know what had happened ... I checked immediately and saw that they had bombed everything.