Why is Tintin Crying?

We have all seen Tintin in the best of spirits. But today, Tintin is mourning. He is paying a tribute to the victims of Tuesday morning's attacks in Brussels. The comic strip character Tintin was created by Brussels-born author Georges Remi, better known as Herge.

Tintin expressed his sadness at Tuesday's attacks on Twitter through the character's official account. Right after a few hours of the blasts, Twitter, Instagram and all other social media channels are flooded with images of a crying Tintin often with the hashtag #JeSuisBruxelles.

Two Explosions Reported At Brussels Airport...!

My Home...

— Tintin (@Tintin) March 22, 2016

The world's best known young reporter has now become a symbol of grief. Art time and again helps us to express ourselves. In these difficult times, this becomes a most powerful image and medium of portraying the times we live in.

#JeSuisBruxelles Even @Tintin is sad.......#prayersforBrussels pic.twitter.com/S9YpL9eYRt — Hope Blaythorne (@blaythorne) March 22, 2016

Tintin pleure ses victimes #Bruxelles https://t.co/fD4te3HPaP pic.twitter.com/wzAcflv96W — Sandra Lou (@Sandralou) March 22, 2016

Huffington post calls it a Symbol of Solidarity :

Tintin, a symbol of solidarity with the tragedy in #Belgiumhttps://t.co/rG05KJJ2E1 via @LeHuffPost

— Indrani Basu (@IndraniBasu88) March 22, 2016

Amen to that!

The 🌍 needs some sense of peace not pieces of savagery. #JeSuisBrussels #BruxellesAttack pic.twitter.com/Ao0D61RlSA

— AyshMarQ (@Ayshmarq) March 22, 2016

Stay strong Brussels! The world stands beside you, our thoughts and prayers to everyone involved #JeSuisBrussels