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1st LD Writethru: New suspect arrested linked to investigation into Brussels bombings

Xinhua, June 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

A suspect linked to March bombings in Brussels was arrested following a search on Thursday in Brussels, said Friday the Belgian federal prosecutor's office in a statement.

A search conducted as part of the investigation into Brussels attacks was launched Thursday in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels. A suspect was arrested following the search.

According to the statement of the federal prosecutor, the suspect's name is Ali E.H.E, a Belgian national of 31 years old.

The individual was placed under arrest and charged with participation in a terrorist group, murder in a terrorist context and attempted murder in a terrorist context, as author, co-author or accomplice, the statement said.

"No further information can be communicated at this time," emphasized the federal prosecutor's office in the statement.

This is the seventh suspect placed under arrest in connection with the investigation into the attacks of metro and airport of Brussels on March 22. Endit