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| Belgium Detains 10th Man in Connection With Paris Attacks | Belgium Detains 10th Man in Connection With Paris Attacks |
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| LONDON — A 10th man has been held on terrorism charges in Belgium in connection with the investigation into the Paris attacks on Nov. 13, the authorities said on Thursday, as a court prolonged the detention of two men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Brussels on New Year’s Eve. | |
| The suspect, identified only as Ayoub B., a Belgian citizen born in 1993, was arrested after the search of a house in the Molenbeek section of Brussels on Wednesday. | The suspect, identified only as Ayoub B., a Belgian citizen born in 1993, was arrested after the search of a house in the Molenbeek section of Brussels on Wednesday. |
| The arrest came as two men already in custody — identified in Belgian news reports as Mohamed Karay, 27, and Saïd Souati, 30 — had their detention extended in connection with a plot, along with other security concerns, that prompted the Brussels City Council on Wednesday night to cancel the New Year’s Eve fireworks that traditionally take place at the Place de Brouckère. | |
| Mr. Karay and Mr. Souati were said to be members of a motorcycle club called the Kamikaze Riders. The group’s Facebook page suggests that the members, all Muslims from the Brussels region, attend motor sports events, but it makes no mention of radicalization, extremism or violence. | |
| The authorities also said on Thursday that they had conducted seven house searches in the Brussels area, and had taken in six people for questioning. | |
| The house in Molenbeek where Ayoub B. was arrested, on Rue Delaunoy, is the same one where Salah Abdeslam, a fugitive and the only direct participant in the attacks who is still believed to be alive, is thought to have hidden after the attacks. | |
| About 10 cellphones were seized during the search that led to the arrest of Ayoub B., and they are being examined. No weapons or explosives were found. | About 10 cellphones were seized during the search that led to the arrest of Ayoub B., and they are being examined. No weapons or explosives were found. |
| The man was “charged with terrorist murder and participation at the activities of a terrorist organization,” according to a statement from the federal prosecutor’s office in Brussels. | The man was “charged with terrorist murder and participation at the activities of a terrorist organization,” according to a statement from the federal prosecutor’s office in Brussels. |
| Molenbeek, a working-class neighborhood just west of the Brussels city center, was the home of at least three men believed to have taken part in the attacks: Mr. Abdeslam and his brother Ibrahim, who died in the attack, and Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is believed to have been a planner of the attacks. | Molenbeek, a working-class neighborhood just west of the Brussels city center, was the home of at least three men believed to have taken part in the attacks: Mr. Abdeslam and his brother Ibrahim, who died in the attack, and Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is believed to have been a planner of the attacks. |
| Nine other men have been put in preventive detention in Belgium in connection with the Paris attacks, which killed 130 people. They are: | Nine other men have been put in preventive detention in Belgium in connection with the Paris attacks, which killed 130 people. They are: |
| ■ Mohamed Amri and Hamza Attou, accused of being the getaway drivers for Mr. Abdeslam; | ■ Mohamed Amri and Hamza Attou, accused of being the getaway drivers for Mr. Abdeslam; |
| ■ Abraimi Lazez and Ali Oulkadi, who are accused of helping Mr. Abdeslam after the attacks; | ■ Abraimi Lazez and Ali Oulkadi, who are accused of helping Mr. Abdeslam after the attacks; |
| ■Abdellah Chouaa, who is suspected of being an associate of Mr. Abdeslam’s; | ■Abdellah Chouaa, who is suspected of being an associate of Mr. Abdeslam’s; |
| ■ Mohamed Bakkali, who lived at a house in the Belgian town of Auvelais that may have been used as a hide-out; | ■ Mohamed Bakkali, who lived at a house in the Belgian town of Auvelais that may have been used as a hide-out; |
| ■ Two men, identified only as Samir Z. and Pierre N., who are believed to have been friends of Bilal Hadfi, one of the attackers. | ■ Two men, identified only as Samir Z. and Pierre N., who are believed to have been friends of Bilal Hadfi, one of the attackers. |
| ■ Abdoullah C., who is suspected to have had contacts with Hasna Aitboulahcen, a cousin of Mr. Abaaoud. Mr. Abaaoud died in a police raid outside Paris on Nov. 18. | ■ Abdoullah C., who is suspected to have had contacts with Hasna Aitboulahcen, a cousin of Mr. Abaaoud. Mr. Abaaoud died in a police raid outside Paris on Nov. 18. |