Salah Abdeslam, suspected of playing a major part in the Paris attacks which killed 130 people, has been extradited to France from Belgium, Belgian federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Handout file picture shows Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam on a call for
witnesses notice released by the French Police Nationale information
services on their twitter account November 15, 2015. REUTERS/Police
Nationale/Handout via Reuters
BRUSSELS: Salah Abdeslam, suspected of playing a major part in the
Paris attacks which killed 130 people, has been extradited to France
from Belgium, Belgian federal prosecutors said on Wednesday (Apr 27).
"I can confirm he's been extradited," a spokeswoman for Belgium's federal prosecutors said.
Abdeslam, 26, was Europe's most wanted fugitive until his capture in Brussels on Mar 18 after a four-month manhunt.
Investigators have said he told them he had arranged logistics for the Nov 13 attacks and had planned to blow himself up at a sports stadium in Paris but backed out at the last minute.
"I can confirm he's been extradited," a spokeswoman for Belgium's federal prosecutors said.
Abdeslam, 26, was Europe's most wanted fugitive until his capture in Brussels on Mar 18 after a four-month manhunt.
Investigators have said he told them he had arranged logistics for the Nov 13 attacks and had planned to blow himself up at a sports stadium in Paris but backed out at the last minute.
- Reuters
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