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| Nine arrests in Brussels linked to Paris attacks: Prosecutor |
| 2015-11-20 |
[AlAhram] Belgian police tossed in the calabooseKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! nine people in Brussels on Thursday during raids connected to last week's deadly Gay Paree attacks, prosecutors said. Seven people were "taken in for further investigation" during six raids linked to French national stadium bomber Bilal Hadfi, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement. The other two arrests were also linked to last Friday's attacks, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement. Many of the raids were in the largely immigrant area of Molenbeek, where Gay Paree attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud and two brothers linked to the attacks, Brahim and Salah Abdeslam, came from. But there were also raids in the upscale Brussels suburbs of Uccle and Laeken. Prosecutors said they would give more details on how long the suspects would be held on Friday. |
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