Accomplice to terrorism suspect Abdeslam charged over Brussels attack
(dpa)
Brussels (dpa) - A man found guilty, alongside Paris terrorism suspect Salah Abdeslam, of attempted murder during an anti-terrorism raid in Brussels in 2016 has been formally charged over a spate of suicide bombings days later in the Belgian capital.
The 24-year-old Tunisian, Sofien Ayari, has been charged in relation to the Brussels attacks with "participation in the activities of a terrorist organization," the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said in a statement issued Friday.
On March 22, 2016, three men detonated suicide bombs in Brussels' international airport and an underground train in the capital, killing 32 people.
Days earlier, a police raid on an apartment in a Brussels suburb led to a shootout in which one terrorism suspect was killed and several police officers were injured.
Sofien A and Abdeslam, who both fled the apartment, were sentenced to 20 years each in prison last month over the incident.
Abdeslam is thought to be the only survivor of a group of terrorists who orchestrated attacks across the French capital in November 2015, leaving 130 people dead. He is in custody in France, while Sofien A is being held in detention in Belgium.
On March 22, 2016, three men detonated suicide bombs in Brussels' international airport and an underground train in the capital, killing 32 people.
Days earlier, a police raid on an apartment in a Brussels suburb led to a shootout in which one terrorism suspect was killed and several police officers were injured.
Sofien A and Abdeslam, who both fled the apartment, were sentenced to 20 years each in prison last month over the incident.
Abdeslam is thought to be the only survivor of a group of terrorists who orchestrated attacks across the French capital in November 2015, leaving 130 people dead. He is in custody in France, while Sofien A is being held in detention in Belgium.