Belgium: Another suspect identified in connection with the Paris terrorist attacks

(Baonghean.vn) - On November 23, Belgian prosecutors confirmed that the country's authorities had just charged and arrested a suspect for "participating in a terrorist group and the attack" in Paris.

Belgian prosecutors announced that on the evening of November 22, the authorities of this country arrested 15 people and released many of them. Currently, Belgian authorities are holding 3 people. As for Salah Abdeslam - the main suspect in the series of attacks in Paris, he is still being hunted by Belgian and French authorities.

Police were mobilized everywhere in Belgium. Photo AP

The suspect arrested on November 23 is the fourth suspect to be charged in the past 10 days in Belgium since the Paris attacks. The other three are Mohammed Amn and Hamza Attou, who helped Salah Abdeslam leave Paris on November 14, and a third suspect who was arrested on November 20. According to Belgian media, the third suspect sheltered Salah Abdeslam after Mohammed Amn and Hamza Attou handed him over to him in Laeken, a building in Brussels.

Tanks are placed in the Grand Square, in front of the city hall. Photo AFP

On November 24, the Belgian government continued to maintain the highest level of alert in the capital Brussels, level 4. Schools, subways, and shops were ordered to close until “further notice” while security forces continued to be deployed everywhere due to fears of an attack similar to the one in Paris on November 13. According to media agencies, this is an unprecedented decision in the history of Brussels.

In the Grand Place, a defense tank was deployed in front of the city hall. Soldiers with automatic weapons were also deployed on the streets. However, some businesses and cafes decided to stay open in the center of Brussels.

Chu Thanh

(According to Le Monde, Le Parisien)