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| Brussels attacks: Suspect's DNA at Paris attack sites | Brussels attacks: Suspect's DNA at Paris attack sites |
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| Belgian officials have named the second suicide bomber in Tuesday's attack at Brussels airport as Najim Laachraoui, and said that his DNA was found at sites of the November Paris attacks. | Belgian officials have named the second suicide bomber in Tuesday's attack at Brussels airport as Najim Laachraoui, and said that his DNA was found at sites of the November Paris attacks. |
| The news came as three people were arrested in Brussels in connection with the attacks. | The news came as three people were arrested in Brussels in connection with the attacks. |
| Prosecutors said the arrests were linked to a raid in Paris on Thursday, where an attack was apparently foiled. | Prosecutors said the arrests were linked to a raid in Paris on Thursday, where an attack was apparently foiled. |
| Other suspects have been arrested in Belgium, Germany and France. | Other suspects have been arrested in Belgium, Germany and France. |
| Thirty-one people died in bombings at Brussels airport and a metro station. | Thirty-one people died in bombings at Brussels airport and a metro station. |
| The attacks came days after the arrest of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam in Brussels. | The attacks came days after the arrest of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam in Brussels. |
| More about the attacks | More about the attacks |
| Why have jihadists targeted Belgium? | Why have jihadists targeted Belgium? |
| Why Brussels warning signs were missed | Why Brussels warning signs were missed |
| From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked | From Paris to Brussels: Why the attacks are linked |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Victims and survivors | Victims and survivors |
| Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens said on Friday that Abdeslam, who had initially agreed to co-operate with investigators, had ceased to do so. | |
| "The federal prosecutor has just informed me that Salah Abdeslam no longer wants to talk since the attacks on Zaventem [airport] and the Brussels metro," he said in parliament. | |
| Also it emerged that police in Mechelen, north of Brussels, had failed to pass on vital information in December 2015 to colleagues in Brussels that could have led them to Abdeslam. | |
| Local police chief Yves Bogaerts said the information was not deliberately withheld. | |
| So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out both the Brussels and Paris attacks. | So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out both the Brussels and Paris attacks. |
| On Friday it released a video about the Brussels attacks, presenting them as retribution for coalition attacks against IS territory in Iraq and Syria. | |
| As clear connections emerged between the militants involved in the two sets of attacks, French President Francois Hollande warned of a threat from other similar networks. | |
| "We have had success in finding the terrorists both in Brussels and in Paris," he said. | |
| "There have been some arrests, and we know there are other networks, because even though the one that carried out the attacks in Paris and Brussels is in the process of being wiped out with a number of its members arrested, there's still a threat looming." | |
| What Belgian prosecutors said about Laachraoui: | What Belgian prosecutors said about Laachraoui: |
| Brahim el-Bakraoui has already been named as one of the perpetrators of the airport attack, which left 11 people dead. A third remains unidentified. | Brahim el-Bakraoui has already been named as one of the perpetrators of the airport attack, which left 11 people dead. A third remains unidentified. |
| In the same statement, the prosecutor's office said three more arrests were made in the Forest, St Gilles and Schaerbeek districts of Brussels on Friday. | In the same statement, the prosecutor's office said three more arrests were made in the Forest, St Gilles and Schaerbeek districts of Brussels on Friday. |
| In the most recent raid, a man carrying a backpack was shot in Schaerbeek district after refusing to obey police orders, media say. Controlled explosions were carried out. | In the most recent raid, a man carrying a backpack was shot in Schaerbeek district after refusing to obey police orders, media say. Controlled explosions were carried out. |
| An area near Meiser square was sealed off by heavily armed police and military vehicles. | An area near Meiser square was sealed off by heavily armed police and military vehicles. |
| The operation has now finished and the cordon has been lifted. | The operation has now finished and the cordon has been lifted. |
| Schaerbeek mayor Bernard Clerfayt said a man had been arrested and shot in the leg. | Schaerbeek mayor Bernard Clerfayt said a man had been arrested and shot in the leg. |
| 'Je suis Bruxellois' | 'Je suis Bruxellois' |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Brussels, said that IS would be destroyed. | US Secretary of State John Kerry, visiting Brussels, said that IS would be destroyed. |
| Standing alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, he expressed his condolences and solidarity with Belgium, declaring "Je suis Bruxellois". | Standing alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, he expressed his condolences and solidarity with Belgium, declaring "Je suis Bruxellois". |
| The Western alliance would continue its fight to destroy IS, Mr Kerry said. | The Western alliance would continue its fight to destroy IS, Mr Kerry said. |
| "We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred." | "We will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred." |
| Recent arrests | Recent arrests |
| More details of those killed in the Brussels attacks have been released. Nationals of 40 countries were caught up in the attacks. | More details of those killed in the Brussels attacks have been released. Nationals of 40 countries were caught up in the attacks. |
| Among the deaths confirmed so far: | Among the deaths confirmed so far: |
| The Brussels bombings continue to have political repercussions, with questions surrounding the issue of whether more could have been done to prevent them. | The Brussels bombings continue to have political repercussions, with questions surrounding the issue of whether more could have been done to prevent them. |
| Turkey has said it arrested and deported one of the bombers, Brahim el-Bakraoui, last June, warning Belgium he was a "foreign fighter" - but the message was "ignored". | Turkey has said it arrested and deported one of the bombers, Brahim el-Bakraoui, last June, warning Belgium he was a "foreign fighter" - but the message was "ignored". |
| The Belgian interior and justice ministers said they had offered their resignations but the prime minister refused to accept them. | The Belgian interior and justice ministers said they had offered their resignations but the prime minister refused to accept them. |
| Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, struck at Maelbeek metro station, where 20 people died. | Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, struck at Maelbeek metro station, where 20 people died. |
| Have you been affected by the recent events in Brussels? You can tell us about your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the recent events in Brussels? You can tell us about your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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