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Paris attacks suspect 'co-operating' | Paris attacks suspect 'co-operating' |
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The Paris attacks suspect seized in a dramatic raid in Belgium on Friday is co-operating with Belgian police, his lawyer says. | The Paris attacks suspect seized in a dramatic raid in Belgium on Friday is co-operating with Belgian police, his lawyer says. |
Salah Abdeslam has been formally charged but is resisting extradition to France, lawyer Sven Mary added. | |
The 26-year-old French national was arrested after four months on the run. | The 26-year-old French national was arrested after four months on the run. |
The Paris attacks last November left 130 people dead and dozens injured. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the bombings and shootings. | The Paris attacks last November left 130 people dead and dozens injured. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the bombings and shootings. |
Investigators hope Salah Abdeslam, who was shot in the leg during his arrest, will reveal more information about the IS network behind the attacks, its financing and plans. | Investigators hope Salah Abdeslam, who was shot in the leg during his arrest, will reveal more information about the IS network behind the attacks, its financing and plans. |
Officials allege he was in Paris on the night of the attacks but remain unclear what his exact role may have been. Belgium-born Salah Abdeslam is believed to have fled shortly afterwards, returning to the Molenbeek district of Brussels. | |
Molenbeek raid: As it happened | Molenbeek raid: As it happened |
Salah Abdeslam's luck runs out | Salah Abdeslam's luck runs out |
Is Molenbeek a haven for Belgian jihadis? | Is Molenbeek a haven for Belgian jihadis? |
The European police agency, Europol, has meanwhile urged "extra vigilance" at borders following Friday's Brussels raid. | The European police agency, Europol, has meanwhile urged "extra vigilance" at borders following Friday's Brussels raid. |
Europol says more accomplices may try to flee Europe. | Europol says more accomplices may try to flee Europe. |
Senior security officials both in France and Belgium are meeting to assess the situation. | Senior security officials both in France and Belgium are meeting to assess the situation. |
Salah Abdeslam's brother, Brahim, was one of the attackers. He blew himself up. | Salah Abdeslam's brother, Brahim, was one of the attackers. He blew himself up. |
The subject of a massive manhunt, Salah Abdeslam was arrested about 500m (1,600ft) from his home in Molenbeek. | The subject of a massive manhunt, Salah Abdeslam was arrested about 500m (1,600ft) from his home in Molenbeek. |
Another man who was injured and arrested, Monir Ahmed Alaaj, was also on a wanted list, Belgian prosecutors said. | Another man who was injured and arrested, Monir Ahmed Alaaj, was also on a wanted list, Belgian prosecutors said. |
Three members of a family accused of harbouring Salah Abdeslam were also detained. | Three members of a family accused of harbouring Salah Abdeslam were also detained. |
The raid came after his fingerprints were found in a flat in another Brussels district, which was raided on Tuesday. | The raid came after his fingerprints were found in a flat in another Brussels district, which was raided on Tuesday. |
Dramatic footage showed him being bundled into a police car after a volley of gunfire. Both suspects were discharged from hospital on Saturday. | Dramatic footage showed him being bundled into a police car after a volley of gunfire. Both suspects were discharged from hospital on Saturday. |
French President Francois Hollande said Abdeslam's arrest was "an important moment". | French President Francois Hollande said Abdeslam's arrest was "an important moment". |
"The battle against terrorism does not end tonight, even though this is a victory," Mr Hollande told a news conference on Friday with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. | "The battle against terrorism does not end tonight, even though this is a victory," Mr Hollande told a news conference on Friday with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. |
"We must catch all those who allowed, organised or facilitated these attacks and we realise that they are a lot more numerous than we thought earlier and had identified," he said. | "We must catch all those who allowed, organised or facilitated these attacks and we realise that they are a lot more numerous than we thought earlier and had identified," he said. |
Prosecutors said the second wanted man arrested in Molenbeek, Monir Ahmed Alaaj, had travelled with Salah Abdeslam to Germany last October, where his fingerprints were taken during an identity check. | |
A false Syrian passport in Monir Ahmed Alaaj's name and Belgian identity papers under an alias were found in a flat in the southern suburb of Forest that was raided on Tuesday. | |
Abdeslam's fingerprints were also found in the Forest flat. | Abdeslam's fingerprints were also found in the Forest flat. |
More details have meanwhile emerged about an Algerian national, Mohamed Belkaid, shot dead in the earlier Brussels raid on Tuesday. | |
Associated Press says it has been passed documents by the Syrian opposition news site, Zaman al-Wasl, suggesting he joined IS in 2014 and asked to be a suicide bomber. | |
Belgian investigators say he is likely to have been an associate of Salah Abdeslam. | |
The Paris bombings and shootings targeted the Stade de France stadium, the Bataclan concert hall and bars and restaurants. | |
Officials have identified most of the people they believe to have carried out the assaults and on Friday Mr Hollande predicted that more arrests could follow. | |
Most of the suspects either died during the attacks or were killed in subsequent police raids. | Most of the suspects either died during the attacks or were killed in subsequent police raids. |