Kentucky husband and wife are both identified among the dead in Brussels terror attack after bungling Belgian authorities mistakenly told their families that they had survived and were in hospital

The bodies of Americans Stephanie and Justin Shults were identified today, five days after the blasts at Brussels airport.

Mr Shults' brother, Levi Sutton, paid tribute to his sibling, who is originally from Tennessee on Twitter saying: 'We found out today that cowards took my brother's life just weeks after his 30th birthday.

'I was blessed to have Justin as a big brother. He was smart and kind and generous. I never met a single person that didn't like him. 

'He worked hard his whole life and achieved goats that most could only dream about.  

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The bodies of missing Americans Stephanie and Justin Shults were identified today, five days after the blasts at Brussels airport

Levi Sutton is pictured second left with his brother Justin Shults and wife Stephanie on their wedding day two years ago

'He traveled the world leaving each destination better than when he arrived.

'Knowing that I'll never be able to see him again hurts but it's worse that my future children will never get to know their uncle Justin as he would've been a great role model.  Please pray for my mom.'  

The grim news was revealed by company executives at Clarcor, the engineering firm the 30-year-old worked for.

And later today, Mars, where Stephanie, 29, who is originally from Kentucky, worked also delivered the sad news that her body had also been identified as one of the victims.

The company posted to its Facebook page: 'Today we learned from Stephanie's family that she and her husband, Justin, were among those killed in the attack on Brussels airport.

'We are mourning the loss of our colleague and friend. Our hearts and thoughts are with their families, and with all those who are suffering during this terrible time.' 

Stephanie, 29, worked for Mars, Incorporated which revealed that its employee had been identified as a victim of the attack on Brussels airport

Mr Sutton, pictured, paid tribute to him on Twitter saying: 'We found out today that cowards took my brother's life just weeks after his 30th birthday

Justin Shults' brother Levi Sutton paid tribute to him on Twitter saying he was 'blessed' to have him as a big brother 

A spokeswoman for Clarcor said: 'We grieve with his family and continue to offer our support as they mourn this unimaginable loss.

'Justin has been an integral member of our global finance team since May of 2012 and he has lived with his wife, Stephanie, in Brussels since 2014.

'He will be remembered by his CLARCOR community as an intelligent, kind and loyal friend and employee. 

'Justin will be greatly missed by those who knew him.

'We do not have news yet about Justin’s wife, Stephanie, and ask that you keep her and her family in your prayers.' 

The couple married two years ago and moved to Belgium to work 

The pair had driven Mrs Shults's mother to the airport on Tuesday morning when terrorists detonated two bombs inside Brussels-Zaventem Airport terminal. Pictured, Justin and Stephanie on their wedding day

The pair had driven Mrs Shults's mother to the airport on Tuesday morning when terrorists detonated two bombs inside Brussels-Zaventem Airport terminal. 

Mrs Moore survived, but there had been no sign of the missing of the couple until today when their car was found outside the airport. 

The couple married two years ago and moved to Belgium to work.

Mrs Shults, who speaks fluent French, worked as an accountant for the confectionery giant and her husband's company created a post for him in Belgium so he could be with his wife, friends said.

The Shults family have previously expressed their disgust with officials involved with the Brussels recovery operation after they were told the couple had been found injured, only for it to later emerge that they were still missing.

Their family's hopes were raised on Wednesday when they received a call from a social worker, saying the couple had been found at a Brussels hospital.

Disgusted: Justin Shults' brother wrote this tweet after receiving false information about his brother from a social worker

The bloody scene at Brussels Airport on Tuesday after two explosions were heard

But their happiness quickly turned to confusion and anger when they learned just two hours later that the social worker had been wrong.

'We called Senator Corker’s office and we gave them the information that a social worker from Belgium had called me and asked me where I got my information from,' Justin's mother Sheila Shell told WATE.

'I had told her I got a call from the State Department and she said, "well that information is incorrect. They have not been found and they are not in any hospital that we have here".'

'I am disgusted that the information given to us wasn't 100 percent correct,' Justin's brother Levi Sutton wrote in a furious tweet on Wednesday.

Two siblings from New York were yesterday confirmed dead following the airport blast, which was followed by a bombing at a metro station on a day of terror that claimed 34 lives and injured 200 people.

Chilling: This CCTV image shows the Brussels airport terminal less than a minute before the bomb went off

Aftermath: The Shults were last seen saying goodbye to Stephanie's mother. This was the scene in the aftermath of the bombing

The family of Dutch sister and brother Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski were told the pair have been found dead. 

The siblings were on the phone to their mother in Holland when the first explosions were heard and the line went dead. 

James Cain, the former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark whose daughter Cameron was engaged to Alexander Pinczowski, released a statement on behalf of the family on Friday.

'We received confirmation this morning from Belgian Authorities and the Dutch Embassy of the positive identification of the remains of Alexander and Sascha.

'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,' the statement read.

Cain, who now lives in Raleigh, Virginia, remembered Alexander as a 'brilliant young man' who was clever and 'intimidatingly smart'.

Alexander (left) and Sascha Pinczowski (right) have been confirmed dead in the Brussels Airport attack