Two arrested in France for links to the jihadist who attacked in Brussels

by time news

2023-10-24 09:08:13

The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office of France (PNAT) confirmed to EFE the entry into provisional prison of these two individuals whose identity was not communicated, after their accusation by the charges of terrorism and complicity in terrorist murders.

Investigations will continue in France to precisely establish the relationships they may have had with Abdesalem Lassoued, who was killed by Belgian law enforcement forces one day after shot at a group of Swedish fans who had come to the Belgian capital for a match for their national team. Two of the fans died and a third was injured in that action, claimed after the fact by the Islamic State.

Lassoued, who was in irregular situation in Belgiumhad a pending extradition request from Tunisia, which wanted him because he had a pending conviction for attempted murder, which the Belgian authorities did not carry out due to a judicial error that cost the Minister of Justice his job.

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