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| Eight suspects linked to Brussels and Paris attacks 'still on the loose' | Eight suspects linked to Brussels and Paris attacks 'still on the loose' |
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| At least eight suspects believed to have links to the Isis attacks on Paris and Brussels are reportedly being hunted by European security agencies. | At least eight suspects believed to have links to the Isis attacks on Paris and Brussels are reportedly being hunted by European security agencies. |
| An 11-page bulletin circulated among European law enforcement agencies and leaked to CNN says the men are likely to be in either Europe or Syria. | An 11-page bulletin circulated among European law enforcement agencies and leaked to CNN says the men are likely to be in either Europe or Syria. |
| All but one of them is believed to have links to either Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the ringleader of the Paris attacks, or Salah Abdeslam, the prime surviving suspect apprehended by anti-terror police during a raid in Molenbeek on 18 March. | All but one of them is believed to have links to either Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the ringleader of the Paris attacks, or Salah Abdeslam, the prime surviving suspect apprehended by anti-terror police during a raid in Molenbeek on 18 March. |
| On Sunday, the German newspaper Die Welt am Sontagg cited security sources also claiming eight suspects were being hunted. Most of them are thought to be either French or Belgian citizens. | |
| The security documents suggest three suspects were residents or spent some time in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden. | The security documents suggest three suspects were residents or spent some time in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden. |
| CNN says it has been given the identities of two of the eight men - Naim al Hamed and Yoni Patric Mayne - from the documents, which were circulated on 23 March. | CNN says it has been given the identities of two of the eight men - Naim al Hamed and Yoni Patric Mayne - from the documents, which were circulated on 23 March. |
| Hamed, as he is known on his identity papers, is wanted in connection with the Brussels attacks. The Syrian national is suspected to have travelled to Europe with a man known as Monir Ahmed Alaaj in September. | Hamed, as he is known on his identity papers, is wanted in connection with the Brussels attacks. The Syrian national is suspected to have travelled to Europe with a man known as Monir Ahmed Alaaj in September. |
| The man known as "Alaaj" was arrested with Salah Abdeslam in Molenbeek after their hiding place in the Forest district of Brussels was discovered by police. | The man known as "Alaaj" was arrested with Salah Abdeslam in Molenbeek after their hiding place in the Forest district of Brussels was discovered by police. |
| Yoni Patric Mayne, a Belgian-Malian who used to work in a video shop in Brussels, is thought to have links with Belgian-born Abaaoud. | Yoni Patric Mayne, a Belgian-Malian who used to work in a video shop in Brussels, is thought to have links with Belgian-born Abaaoud. |
| Intelligence agencies believe the two men travelled together to Syria in 2014. | Intelligence agencies believe the two men travelled together to Syria in 2014. |
| The revelations come as Belgian police released CCTV footage of the third attacker at Zaventem airport, who fled the scene when his bomb did not explode. | The revelations come as Belgian police released CCTV footage of the third attacker at Zaventem airport, who fled the scene when his bomb did not explode. |
| Authorities have issued the video in the hope of identifying the man, who was light-coloured clothing and a black hat. | Authorities have issued the video in the hope of identifying the man, who was light-coloured clothing and a black hat. |
| He was pushing a trolley carrying the suitcase containing what police said was the largest bomb of the three but which failed to detonate. | He was pushing a trolley carrying the suitcase containing what police said was the largest bomb of the three but which failed to detonate. |
| His two accomplices died when their devices detonated in the airport terminal shortly after 8am local time, killing 11 people and wounding 100 more. | His two accomplices died when their devices detonated in the airport terminal shortly after 8am local time, killing 11 people and wounding 100 more. |
| Soon after, another suicide bomber detonated at the Maalbeek metro station in the centre of the city killing another 20 people. | Soon after, another suicide bomber detonated at the Maalbeek metro station in the centre of the city killing another 20 people. |
| On Monday, Belgian authorities announced a further four people had died in hospital following the attacks, taking the total number killed to 35. | On Monday, Belgian authorities announced a further four people had died in hospital following the attacks, taking the total number killed to 35. |
| The death toll does not include the three attackers. | The death toll does not include the three attackers. |
| Five men have been arrested following the attacks on 22 March. | Five men have been arrested following the attacks on 22 March. |
| Belgium's Health Minister Maggie de Block tweeted on Monday: "Four patients deceased in hospital. Medical teams did all possible. Total victims: 35. Courage to all the families." | Belgium's Health Minister Maggie de Block tweeted on Monday: "Four patients deceased in hospital. Medical teams did all possible. Total victims: 35. Courage to all the families." |