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A courtroom sketch made on February 5, 2018, shows prime suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam (2ndR) sitting beside his alleged accomplice Sofiane Ayari (2ndL) as they are surrounded by Belgian special police officers in the courtroom at the 'Palais de Justice' courthouse in Brussels for the opening of their trial. (AFP/Benoit Peyrucq)
April 23, 2018, 6:51 am
Belgian court to hand down verdict to only surviving Paris attacker
Salah Abdeslam and accomplice await rulings on 2016 shootout in Brussels that led to his capture
By Danny Kemp
Illustrative: Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders (L) and right-wing Belgium Flemish nationalist politician Filip Dewinter hold a press conference in Brussels on November 3, 2017. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
November 3, 2017, 11:50 pm
Right-wing leaders denounce ban on Brussels ‘Islam safari’
Geert Wilders and Filip Dewinter say that by barring tour of immigrant neighborhood, Belgian government ‘proves’ area is ‘not part of Belgium’
By AFP
Salah Abdeslam, the last living suspected gunman in the Paris terror rampage of November 13, 2015. (Federal Police of Belgium/AFP)
August 17, 2017, 4:14 pm
Belgium orders trial for terror suspect over shootout
Salah Abdeslam, believed to be sole surviving perpetrator of 2015 Paris attacks, to be tried for attempted murder of police officers during arrest
By AFP
A police vehicle blocks a road in the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
August 8, 2017, 9:43 pm
Brussels police open fire on car in Molenbeek suburb
Belgian authorities say area, once home to numerous terrorists, sealed off after driver said he had explosives in vehicle
By AP
Police and forensic officers at a house search in the Molenbeek district of Brussels on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
June 22, 2017, 4:49 pm
4 detained in raids linked to Brussels rail station attack
Arrests made in Molenbeek neighborhood, where several jihadist terrorists lived before carrying out attacks
By AP
People holding a banner reading in French and Flamish "I AM BRUSSELS" as they gather around floral tributes, candles, Belgian and peace flags and notes in front of the Bourse of Brussels, in tribute to the victims of Brussels, March 22, 2016. (AFP Photo/Belga/Aurore Belot/Belgium OUT)
March 19, 2017, 8:28 am
Brussels to commemorate terror attacks with sound, not silence
Belgian capital will observe a ‘minute of noise’ on the city’s metro, where 16 people were killed last year in one of three bombings
By Philippe Siuberski
File: Belgian police in the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean district in Brussels, on March 18, 2016. (AFP Photo/John Thys)
January 15, 2017, 12:44 am
Police detain 3 in anti-terror raids in Brussels hotspot
Prosecutor’s office says ‘nothing found’ in searches in Molenbeek, home to jihadists who carried out recent attacks
By AP
Salah Abdeslam, the last living suspected gunman in the Paris terror rampage of November 13, 2015. (Federal Police of Belgium/AFP)
September 8, 2016, 3:13 pm
At third hearing, Paris attacks suspect again mum
Salah Abdeslam refuses to answer questions, but lawyer optimistic he’ll eventually talk
By AFP
Armed police officers take part in a raid in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels, Belgium, March 18, 2016. (screenshot: VTM via AP)
June 20, 2016, 9:54 pm
Belgium detains 6 over foiled 2015 train attack — prosecutors
Police pick up possible accomplices to shooting on a Paris-bound locomotive; judge may release them shortly
By AFP
Salah Abdeslam, the leading suspect in the 2015 jihadist attacks on Paris. (screen capture: YouTube)
April 21, 2016, 5:59 pm
Paris suspect Abdeslam charged over Brussels shootout
Last surviving suspect of European terror squad that killed 130 people to be extradited to France after court appearance
By AFP
Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini, seen left in an image released by Belgian police, is believed to be the 'third man' caught on CCTV at Brussels airport with the two men who blew themselves up there on March 22. (AFP Photo/Belgian Federal Police/STR and Twitter)
April 14, 2016, 9:40 am
Brussels suspect: Check-in area for Tel Aviv flight was targeted
Mohamed Abrini, the ‘man in the hat,’ says suicide bombers also aimed to blow up waiting areas for US, Russia flights
By TOI staff and AFP
A soldier controls motorists arriving at Brussels' airport in Zaventem, on April 11, 2016. (AFP Photo/Belga/Thierry Roge)
April 12, 2016, 6:49 pm
Belgian authorities charge 2, detain 3 others over attacks
At least 8 people linked to Islamic State, including key suspect Salah Abdeslam, being held over Paris, Brussels carnage
By AFP
Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini, seen left in an image released by Belgian police, is believed to be the 'third man' caught on CCTV at Brussels airport with the two men who blew themselves up there on March 22. (AFP Photo/Belgian Federal Police/STR and Twitter)
April 8, 2016, 9:09 pm
Belgian police nab Paris suspect, thought to be Brussels ‘man in the hat’
Arrest of Mohamed Abrini, now implicated in both attacks, comes day after authorities appealed for help in finding man seen on CCTV with airport bombers
By Raf Casert and Lori Hinnant
Police detain a group of people at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium, April 2, 2016. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
April 3, 2016, 9:14 am
Belgians protest for and against Islamophobia
Police arrest two dozen at banned demonstration in Bourse square; hundreds try to gain entry to Molenbeek
By TOI staff and Agencies
Local youth and police on horseback gather in the street of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, on April 2, 2016. (Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga/AFP)
April 3, 2016, 6:07 am
Beleaguered Molenbeek struggles to fend off jihadist recruiters
Impoverished immigrant slum in Belgium’s capital Brussels has become a focal point for those seeking to turn disaffected youth to jihad
By Alix Rijckaert
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