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Salah Abdeslam: Paris attacks suspect goes on trial in Belgium Salah Abdeslam: Paris attacks suspect goes on trial in Belgium
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The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks has gone on trial at a Belgian court over the gun fight that led to his arrest.The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks has gone on trial at a Belgian court over the gun fight that led to his arrest.
Salah Abdeslam was captured in Brussels four months after the attacks. Salah Abdeslam was escorted by two masked police officers in balaclavas, and refused to stand when requested to.
The charges he faces are not related to events in Paris but to a shootout with police while on the run in Belgium. "I do not wish to answer any questions," he said when asked to confirm his identity.
The attacks by gunmen and suicide bombers on a Paris concert hall, stadium, restaurants and bars left 130 people dead and hundreds more wounded. Abdeslam has refused to speak to investigators since his March 2016 arrest.
Among the attackers was Abdeslam's brother, Brahim, who died in a suicide blast outside a cafe. Judge Marie-France Keutgen told the court that the suspect had also refused to have photos or video taken of him during the court proceedings.
French prosecutors believe Salah Abdeslam, 28, also played a key role in the attacks but he has refused to co-operate with investigators. Abdeslam, 28, became Europe's most wanted man after the Paris attacks, where gunmen and suicide bombers targeted a concert hall, stadium, restaurants and bars, killing 130 people and injuring hundreds more.
Long haired and bearded, he entered the court escorted by two masked police officers wearing balaclavas. He was captured in Brussels four months after the mass killings.
He is not expected to go on trial in France until 2020 at the earliest. French prosecutors believe Abdeslam played a key role in the attacks, but he is not expected to go on trial in France until 2020 at the earliest.
Following the attacks, Salah Abdeslam became Europe's most wanted man and was eventually found hiding in a flat in his home district of Molenbeek in Brussels. The defendant's brother, Brahim, was among the attackers and died in a suicide blast outside a cafe.
In the trial opening on Monday, Abdeslam and suspected accomplice Sofian Ayari, 24, face charges of possessing illegal weapons and the attempted murder of police officers in a terrorist context. The charges he now faces are not related to events in Paris, but to a shootout he had with police while on the run in Belgium.
Abdeslam and his suspected accomplice Sofian Ayari, 24, are accused of possessing illegal weapons and the attempted murder of police officers in a terrorist context.
The men allegedly fought a gun battle with officers who raided the flat where they were holed up in the Belgian capital.The men allegedly fought a gun battle with officers who raided the flat where they were holed up in the Belgian capital.
If found guilty they face up to 40 years in prison. If found guilty, they face up to 40 years in prison.
Abdeslam, a French citizen born to Moroccan parents in Brussels, has been held at a jail near Paris. He left the prison under armed guard in the early hours of Monday, accompanied by tactical police vehicles.Abdeslam, a French citizen born to Moroccan parents in Brussels, has been held at a jail near Paris. He left the prison under armed guard in the early hours of Monday, accompanied by tactical police vehicles.
He will return to France every night during the trial, but will be held at another jail just across the border.He will return to France every night during the trial, but will be held at another jail just across the border.
Up to 200 police will be guarding the courthouse for the trial, which is expected to last four days.Up to 200 police will be guarding the courthouse for the trial, which is expected to last four days.
What happened in the Paris attacks?What happened in the Paris attacks?