Belgian prosecutors announce transfer of Salah Abdeslam

Salah Abdeslam is the sole surviving suspect in the November attacks in Paris

Salah Abdeslam, Paris attack
This undated file photo released by French Police shows 26-year old Salah Abdeslam, who is wanted by police in connection with recent terror attacks in Paris, as police investigations continue. Photo: AP/PTI
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Last Updated : Apr 27 2016 | 2:11 PM IST
Key Paris attacks suspect transferred to Paris from Brussels, says French prosecutor's office.

Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November attacks in Paris that killed 130 people, was arrested in Brussels on March 18 after four months on the run as Europe's most wanted man.

Four days after he was arrested, the Belgian capital was struck by coordinated Islamic State group bombings at the airport and a metro station carried out by suicide attackers with links to Abdeslam and the Paris attacks cell.

He is believed to have acted as a logistics coordinator for the Paris attacks and has told investigators he was meant to carry out a suicide bombing at the Stade de France stadium but backed out.

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First Published: Apr 27 2016 | 2:02 PM IST

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