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A Belgian man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Isis suicide bombings that killed 32 people in Brussels in March, prosecutors said late on Friday.A Belgian man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Isis suicide bombings that killed 32 people in Brussels in March, prosecutors said late on Friday.
The 30-year-old, named as Youssef EA, is one of several charged over the 22 March attacks that struck Brussels airport and a city metro station.The 30-year-old, named as Youssef EA, is one of several charged over the 22 March attacks that struck Brussels airport and a city metro station.
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The man has been charged with “participation in the activities of a terrorist group, terrorist murders and attempts to terrorist murders, as a perpetrator, co-perpetrator of accomplice”, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said.The man has been charged with “participation in the activities of a terrorist group, terrorist murders and attempts to terrorist murders, as a perpetrator, co-perpetrator of accomplice”, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said.
It added in a statement that several suspects linked to the bombings took part in a reconstruction Friday at an apartment in the Brussels suburb of Etterbeek.It added in a statement that several suspects linked to the bombings took part in a reconstruction Friday at an apartment in the Brussels suburb of Etterbeek.
The flat is believed to have been “used as a safehouse” by the attackers and as the point of departure for the attack at Maalbeek metro station, the statement said.The flat is believed to have been “used as a safehouse” by the attackers and as the point of departure for the attack at Maalbeek metro station, the statement said.
Osama Krayem, a Swede of Syrian origin who has been charged over both the Brussels bombings and November’s jihadist attacks in Paris, took part in the reconstruction.Osama Krayem, a Swede of Syrian origin who has been charged over both the Brussels bombings and November’s jihadist attacks in Paris, took part in the reconstruction.
He is suspected of buying the bags used for the Brussels suicide bombings.He is suspected of buying the bags used for the Brussels suicide bombings.
Caught on CCTV minutes before the metro bombing alongside suicide attacker Khalid El-Bakraoui, he decided not to go ahead with detonating his own device, according to his lawyer Vincent Lurquin.Caught on CCTV minutes before the metro bombing alongside suicide attacker Khalid El-Bakraoui, he decided not to go ahead with detonating his own device, according to his lawyer Vincent Lurquin.
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Brothers Smail and Ibrahim Farisi, 31 and 27 years old respectively, also assisted with the reconstruction.Brothers Smail and Ibrahim Farisi, 31 and 27 years old respectively, also assisted with the reconstruction.
They are suspected of renting the flat to the attackers and cleaning it a day after the bombings.They are suspected of renting the flat to the attackers and cleaning it a day after the bombings.
A 31-year-old man arrested in June, identified by prosecutors as “Ali EHA”, has also been linked to the apartment and took part in the simulation.A 31-year-old man arrested in June, identified by prosecutors as “Ali EHA”, has also been linked to the apartment and took part in the simulation.
Bilal El Makhoukhi, a 27-year-old Brussels resident arrested in April, also took part, although his suspected role in the Belgium attacks is not clear.Bilal El Makhoukhi, a 27-year-old Brussels resident arrested in April, also took part, although his suspected role in the Belgium attacks is not clear.
He was sentenced to five years in jail in 2014 after going on trial alongside several members of Sharia4Belgium, a group that sent jihadists to Syria.He was sentenced to five years in jail in 2014 after going on trial alongside several members of Sharia4Belgium, a group that sent jihadists to Syria.
He is reported to have been injured fighting in Syria.He is reported to have been injured fighting in Syria.