A British man is found guilty of providing cash to a key suspect in the deadly Brussels and Paris bombings in a case that linked England to the Islamic State group attacks in Europe.
Zakaria Boufassil was convicted of “engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism” by providing £3,000 pounds ($3,700) to bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini at a secret meeting in Birmingham, England. Abrini is the “man in the hat” seen on video footage moments before the March 22 bombings at the Brussels airport that killed 16 people. He also is wanted in the multiple attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 that claimed 130 victims.
The third suspect in the Brussels airport bombings on March 22, 2016 can be seen leaving the scene in a video circulated by Belgian police in effort to track down the man. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Boufassil, 26, and accomplice Mohammed Ali Ahmed, 27, who earlier pleaded guilty, could face life imprisonment when they are sentenced in Kingston Crown Court next week. West Midlands Police Assistant Chief Marcus Beale say the conviction was important because the money transfer “identified a dangerous link” to Abrini.
— AP
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