In 2016, 32 people were killed in extremist attacks at the Brussels airport and a subway station in Belgium’s deadliest peacetime violence, part of a wave of attacks in Europe linked to the Islamic State group.
Among those convicted for their role in the 2016 suicide bombing plot was Salah Abdeslam, who is already serving a life sentence without parole in France over his role in attacks that hit Paris cafes, the Bataclan music venue and France’s national stadium in 2015.
The Paris and Brussels attacks were linked to the same Islamic State network.
Meanwhile, in northern Germany, two Russian nationals were arrested on Thursday, accused of supporting a foreign terror organisation and violating export laws by allegedly collecting donations for the Islamic State group. The pair is accused of joining a group in the summer of 2022 that aimed to collect money for the group in Germany and other European countries, German federal prosecutors said.
There was no immediate indication the arrests were linked to the Belgian raids.
Source Agencies
