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| Three charged with terrorist activity in Belgium as another suspect released | |
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| Three men have been charged with terrorist activity following 13 raids in Brussels and the northern Belgian towns of Mechelen and Duffel, while a man charged with terror offences last week has been released. | |
| The men, who were held in raids on Sunday, were officially identified as Yassine A, Mohamed B and Aboubaker O. They were arrested as part of what Belgian authorities called a “federal case regarding terrorism”. | The men, who were held in raids on Sunday, were officially identified as Yassine A, Mohamed B and Aboubaker O. They were arrested as part of what Belgian authorities called a “federal case regarding terrorism”. |
| The prosecutor, however, did not say whether the trio had been questioned over the 22 March suicide bombings at Brussels airport and on a metro train in the city. They were charged with activity as part of a terrorist group. | The prosecutor, however, did not say whether the trio had been questioned over the 22 March suicide bombings at Brussels airport and on a metro train in the city. They were charged with activity as part of a terrorist group. |
| A Belgian man, Fayçal Cheffou, last week became the first man to be charged over the attacks when he was charged with terrorist killings, attempted terrorist killings and activity with a terrorist group. However, Belgian authorities released Cheffou on Monday afternoon, saying they did not have evidence to justify holding him. | |
| The death toll from last Tuesday’s bombings has risen to 35, Belgium’s health minister said on Monday. | The death toll from last Tuesday’s bombings has risen to 35, Belgium’s health minister said on Monday. |
| Deputy prosecutor Ine Van Wymersch confirmed the new death toll to reporters at the government crisis centre, adding that it did not include the three attackers. | Deputy prosecutor Ine Van Wymersch confirmed the new death toll to reporters at the government crisis centre, adding that it did not include the three attackers. |
| “We have counted today 35 victims of the attacks at Zaventem and Maelbeek. These figures include four people who died in hospital after the attacks, and 31 victims who died immediately at the scene of the crime,” she said. More than 300 people have been injured. | “We have counted today 35 victims of the attacks at Zaventem and Maelbeek. These figures include four people who died in hospital after the attacks, and 31 victims who died immediately at the scene of the crime,” she said. More than 300 people have been injured. |
| The crisis centre previously said 28 of the victims had been identified. Of these, 15 died at the airport, of whom six were Belgian and nine were foreign nationals. | The crisis centre previously said 28 of the victims had been identified. Of these, 15 died at the airport, of whom six were Belgian and nine were foreign nationals. |
| The 13 identified victims of the metro blast were 10 Belgians and three foreigners. | The 13 identified victims of the metro blast were 10 Belgians and three foreigners. |
| The foreigners killed in the attacks were British, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Swedish and US nationals. | The foreigners killed in the attacks were British, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Swedish and US nationals. |
| Belgian police on Monday released video footage of the third suspect whose bomb failed to go off at Brussels airport. | Belgian police on Monday released video footage of the third suspect whose bomb failed to go off at Brussels airport. |
| The footage shows the man wearing a hat and white jacket pushing a trolley with a large bag through the departure hall next to suicide bombers Ibrahim el-Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui. | The footage shows the man wearing a hat and white jacket pushing a trolley with a large bag through the departure hall next to suicide bombers Ibrahim el-Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui. |
| A police notice said that investigators “want to identify this man”. | A police notice said that investigators “want to identify this man”. |
| The third bomber, who has become known as “the man in the hat”, left a large bag at the airport which contained the largest amount of explosives. He then ran for the exit. The other two bombers were killed when they set off their suicide bombs at 7.58am. | The third bomber, who has become known as “the man in the hat”, left a large bag at the airport which contained the largest amount of explosives. He then ran for the exit. The other two bombers were killed when they set off their suicide bombs at 7.58am. |