A sixth person was arrested in Brussels in connection with the attacks of 22 March. Belgian media reported that police continued on Saturday operation launched on Friday late afternoon. Then they reported the arrest of five men.
The sixth man, who was arrested in 2012, fought in Syria on the side of the jihadists. There was severely wounded, losing a leg and returned to Belgium. A year ago, was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the biggest and loudest case concerning terrorism – for participation in the organization Sharia4Belgium.
The Belgian court ruled that it was a terrorist organization. Later, during the five years we reduced sentence for two years. However, it did not sit in jail. He was under the supervision of an electronic bracelet. It has now been stopped, but it is not known what role played in the attacks of March 22.
The five other men were arrested on Friday, among them Mohamed Abriniego, partner Abdeslama Salah, one of the assassins of Paris. According to Belgian media, Abrini is also a so-called “man in the hat,” which was accompanied by two other bombers on the Zaventem airport on March 22, before it blew up in the air.
The 31-year-old Abrini is Belgian; hit the list of the most wanted criminals in Europe when it was identified as the person who was driving a car with Salah Abdeslamem, considered to be the coordinator of the Paris attacks.
Belgian police continue to search in connection with the attacks. On Saturday we conducted a large anti-terrorist operation in the Brussels district of Etterbeek. On site they were increased riot police, special forces and snipers. Evacuated residents of nearby houses. Later informed that no one was arrested.
On Friday, in addition to Mohamed Abriniego, were also arrested four people, among them Osama K. According to media reports, this is the same man who was seen with one of the bombers, who has an attack in Brussels subway.
the Belgian federal prosecutor Eric Van der sypte said that still, efforts are on to determine whether Abrini a man in a dark hat, which on the attack with two suicide bombers registered monitoring Zaventem airport.
March 18, after four months of searching, the Belgian police caught Abdeslama in Brussels. Four days later came the attacks at the airport in Zaventem near Brussels and the Brussels subway; They died in these 32 people. To organize attacks admitted the Islamic State.
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From stop Abdeslama Abrini was one of the two most sought; the second is a man known under the pseudonym Sufian Kajal.
The role Abdeslama in the attacks of 13 November in Paris is not entirely clear, but it is believed that responsible at least for their logistical preparation and ran one of the cars used during the attacks .
Paris attacks cost the lives of 130 people; to organize them admitted the Islamic State. To a large extent they have been prepared in Brussels by living there the French of Arab origin. Some of them died committed suicide during their conduct as brother Abdeslama Brahim.
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