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Brussels suspect Abrini formally investigated over Paris attacks | Brussels suspect Abrini formally investigated over Paris attacks |
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Brussels airport attack suspect Mohamed Abrini has been placed under formal investigation in France over the 2015 Paris terror attacks, his lawyers say. | Brussels airport attack suspect Mohamed Abrini has been placed under formal investigation in France over the 2015 Paris terror attacks, his lawyers say. |
Mohamed Abrini, dubbed the "man in the hat" after being filmed with the bombers who attacked Brussels airport last March, was handed over to French authorities for a day so he could be charged. | Mohamed Abrini, dubbed the "man in the hat" after being filmed with the bombers who attacked Brussels airport last March, was handed over to French authorities for a day so he could be charged. |
He was arrested last April in Brussels. | He was arrested last April in Brussels. |
The gun and bomb attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015 killed 130 people. | The gun and bomb attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015 killed 130 people. |
Who were the Paris attackers? | |
How the attacks on Paris unfolded | |
What we know about the Brussels attacks | |
Mohamed Abrini was spotted in a car with key Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam when it stopped at a petrol station in Ressons two days before the attacks on the French capital. | Mohamed Abrini was spotted in a car with key Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam when it stopped at a petrol station in Ressons two days before the attacks on the French capital. |
His fingerprints and DNA were found in two "safe houses" in Brussels, as well as in a car used during the Paris attacks. | His fingerprints and DNA were found in two "safe houses" in Brussels, as well as in a car used during the Paris attacks. |
Following his arrest, he also admitted picking up Salah Abdeslam after the attacks and driving him back to Belgium. | Following his arrest, he also admitted picking up Salah Abdeslam after the attacks and driving him back to Belgium. |
Who is Mohamed Abrini? | |
Mohamed Abrini was driven to Paris from Belgium in a heavily armed convoy so the case against him could be formally launched, BFMTV reported. | Mohamed Abrini was driven to Paris from Belgium in a heavily armed convoy so the case against him could be formally launched, BFMTV reported. |
He was not asked any questions during his court appearance in front of six judges, his lawyer Emmanuel Pierrat said in a statement. | He was not asked any questions during his court appearance in front of six judges, his lawyer Emmanuel Pierrat said in a statement. |
However, Mr Pierrat said Mohamed Abrini was in Belgium when the attacks in Paris were carried out on 13 November 2015. | However, Mr Pierrat said Mohamed Abrini was in Belgium when the attacks in Paris were carried out on 13 November 2015. |
He also said the fact that his client was being investigated in both France and Belgium over the Paris attacks could lead to legal complications. | He also said the fact that his client was being investigated in both France and Belgium over the Paris attacks could lead to legal complications. |
Mohamed Abrini is also under investigation in Belgium over the bomb attack on Brussels Zaventem Airport last March, which along with an attack on a metro station in the city killed 32 people. | Mohamed Abrini is also under investigation in Belgium over the bomb attack on Brussels Zaventem Airport last March, which along with an attack on a metro station in the city killed 32 people. |
Both the Paris and Brussels attacks were claimed by the so-called Islamic State group. | Both the Paris and Brussels attacks were claimed by the so-called Islamic State group. |
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