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1st LD: Four suspects placed under arrest linked with Paris, Brussels attacks

Xinhua, April 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

The investigating judge in Brussels, specialized in terrorism support cases relating to attacks in Paris and Brussels, placed four suspects under arrest, announced Saturday the Belgian federal prosecutor.

Mohamed Abrini, involved in the attacks in Paris, and five others were arrested Friday in Brussels by the Belgian police.

He was placed under arrest and charged the head of participation in "a terrorist group and terrorist murders".

It is not yet possible to determine whether or not Mohamed Abrini is the third present man during the attacks at the airport, the man with the hat. Endit