Abdeslam planned to 'restart something' in Brussels – Belgian Foreign Minister

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Abdeslam planned to 'restart something' in Brussels – Belgian Foreign Minister
By Joanna Gill | With APTN, GERMAN MARSHALL FUND



BRUSSELS: -- Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam told investigators he was planning to ‘restart something’ in Brussels. He added it maybe the reality as security forces found ‘a lot of weapons, heavy weapons’ during the operation which led to Abdeslam’s arrest on Friday in the Belgian capital.

Speaking at a forum in Brussels on Sunday the foreign minister also said that the suspect had a network around him.

He urged European intelligence, law enforcement and border authorities to exchange information in order to capture the suspects. Interpol issued a statement on Saturday calling on European countries to be vigilant along their borders as Abdeslam’s accomplices may attempt to flee and be on the lookout for fake passports. Many of the Paris attacks suspects were in possession of false identity documents.

Brussels remains on threat level 3, meaning there is a possible and real threat of attack.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-03-21

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Paris attacks suspect reported to be planning new acts
By LORNE COOK

BRUSSELS (AP) — The top suspect in last year's Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several weapons, Belgium's foreign minister said Sunday.

Salah Abdeslam had claimed that "he was ready to restart something from Brussels, and it's maybe the reality," Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said.

Reynders gave credence to the suspect's claim because "we found a lot of weapons, heavy weapons in the first investigations, and we have seen a new network of people around him in Brussels."

Abdeslam, captured Friday in a police raid in Brussels, was charged Saturday with "terrorist murder" by Belgian authorities. He is a top suspect in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead.

Abdeslam was wounded during the raid, and a senior Belgian police official said that he was shot in the leg as he ran toward officers outside an apartment in the Molenbeek neighborhood.

The head of Belgium's special federal police unit, Roland Pacolet, told broadcaster RTL that one hypothesis being studied by police was that the suspect wanted to commit suicide.

"When someone comes out running toward the police, we have to ask ourselves some questions. What did he have in mind? What was he going to do? Either he wanted to get killed by the police, or he wanted to blow himself up near the police," Pacolet said.

He said that Abdeslam was unarmed.

Speaking to security experts at a German Marshall Fund conference in Brussels, the foreign minister said "we have found more than 30 people involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris, but we are sure that there are others."

Reynders urged European intelligence, law enforcement, and border authorities to exchange more information to help track the suspects down.

Interpol also has called on European countries to be vigilant at their borders, saying Abdeslam's accomplices may try to flee after his capture. The international police agency recommended closer checks at borders, especially for stolen passports. Many of the Nov. 13 attackers and accomplices traveled on falsified or stolen documents

Abdeslam's Belgian lawyer, meanwhile, threatened to launch legal action Monday against a French prosecutor, accusing him of breaching the confidentiality of the investigation into the deadly rampage in Paris.

Sven Mary told Belgian public broadcaster RTBF that part of the press conference given on Saturday by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins "is a violation. It's a fault, and I cannot let it go unchallenged."

Molins said Abdeslam, 26, told Belgian officials he had "wanted to blow himself up at the Stade de France" as a suicide bomber, but that he backed out at the last minute.

France is seeking Abdeslam's extradition for trial there, but Mary said he would fight any attempt to hand over his client and that investigators have much to learn from the suspect, who was born in Belgium but has French and Moroccan nationality.

"Salah is of great importance to this investigation. I would even say that he is worth gold. He is cooperating, he is communicating, he is not insisting on his right to silence. I think it would be worthwhile now to give things a bit of time ... for investigators to be able to talk to him," Mary said.

In response, an official in the Paris prosecutor's office said French law allows prosecutors to speak about elements of an investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to discuss this issue publicly.

Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens was cautious about how the legal proceedings will unfold against the suspect, but said the kind of extradition procedure being used would limit the possibilities for Abdeslam to appeal.

"It could take two months, two and a half months, and we will not be certain of the result before then," Geens said on RTL television.

The next official step in the legal process comes Wednesday when Abdeslam faces court in Brussels.

The suspect, who could be one of the rare jihadis to face trial and possibly speak during proceedings, awoke Sunday after his first night in a prison just outside the city of Bruges, western Belgium.

The prison has a special section for high-profile prisoners, with specially trained guards. Cells have double doors and any furniture or equipment is attached to the floor.

Abdeslam was shot in the leg Friday along with a suspected accomplice when they were captured during an anti-terror raid in Brussels. He was found at an apartment a mere 500 meters (yards) from his parents' home, where he grew up.
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Mike Corder in Brussels, and Angela Charlton in Paris, contributed to this report.


-- (c) Associated Press 2016-03-21

[sebastion]

Sickens me that a lawyer can fight for this animal. Sven Mary go find your moral compass.

[SgtRock]

Interpol also has called on European countries to be vigilant at their borders, saying Abdeslam's accomplices may try to flee after his capture. The international police agency recommended closer checks at borders, especially for stolen passports. Many of the Nov. 13 attackers and accomplices traveled on falsified or stolen documents

If there is a reason needed for Schengen to get canned, this is it in a nutshell.

Abdeslam's Belgian lawyer, meanwhile, threatened to launch legal action Monday against a French prosecutor, accusing him of breaching the confidentiality of the investigation into the deadly rampage in Paris.

Sven Mary told Belgian public broadcaster RTBF that part of the press conference given on Saturday by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins "is a violation. It's a fault, and I cannot let it go unchallenged."

Let her make her appeal and when she loses, strike her off the lawyer register.

These people are parasites.

[RuamRudy]

Sickens me that a lawyer can fight for this animal. Sven Mary go find your moral compass.

Personally, I find it worrying that anyone would suggest that any individual, no matter what he was accused of, should not be allowed legal representation. Similarly, lawyers should be free to represent their clients to the best of their professional abilities without fear of repercussions from the public, no matter how outraged the public may feel.

[wabothai]

Interpol also has called on European countries to be vigilant at their borders, saying Abdeslam's accomplices may try to flee after his capture. The international police agency recommended closer checks at borders, especially for stolen passports. Many of the Nov. 13 attackers and accomplices traveled on falsified or stolen documents

If there is a reason needed for Schengen to get canned, this is it in a nutshell.

Abdeslam's Belgian lawyer, meanwhile, threatened to launch legal action Monday against a French prosecutor, accusing him of breaching the confidentiality of the investigation into the deadly rampage in Paris.

Sven Mary told Belgian public broadcaster RTBF that part of the press conference given on Saturday by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins "is a violation. It's a fault, and I cannot let it go unchallenged."

Let her make her appeal and when she loses, strike her off the lawyer register.

These people are parasites.

A "she" is a he sergeant.

[wabothai]

In the meantime the borders are open to the like of the Moroccan beast planning the next massacre.

[SgtRock]

Interpol also has called on European countries to be vigilant at their borders, saying Abdeslam's accomplices may try to flee after his capture. The international police agency recommended closer checks at borders, especially for stolen passports. Many of the Nov. 13 attackers and accomplices traveled on falsified or stolen documents

If there is a reason needed for Schengen to get canned, this is it in a nutshell.

Abdeslam's Belgian lawyer, meanwhile, threatened to launch legal action Monday against a French prosecutor, accusing him of breaching the confidentiality of the investigation into the deadly rampage in Paris.

Sven Mary told Belgian public broadcaster RTBF that part of the press conference given on Saturday by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins "is a violation. It's a fault, and I cannot let it go unchallenged."

Let her make her appeal and when she loses, strike her off the lawyer register.

These people are parasites.

A "she" is a he sergeant.

I do apologise for that slip.

Strike him off.

[stoffel45]

Molenbeek is famous now for its very large, very militant, very anti-West muslim population.

Yet Molenbeek is probably 7th or 8th in terms of jihadist muslim enclaves in Belgium.

Incidentally those of you who are worried about Abdsalem's defence attorney - Sven Mary (it's a man)

"His clients include Fouad Belkacem, spokesperson for the radical Salafist organisation Sharia4Belgium, who in 2015 was sentenced to 12 years in prison for helping provide jihadist fighters in Syria; Michel Lelièvre, sentenced to 25 years in prison for being the right-hand man in a notorious pedophilia ring run by Marc Dutroux in the 1990s; and Murat Kaplan, nicknamed “The Getaway King” for his multiple prison escapes."

Yes he is Belgium's number one defender of the Bad Guys - but looking at his record if I was a bad guy I wouldn't want him representing me - would you?

[soc]

Time for mass deportations.

Thats if their origin countries will have them back!

[RuamRudy]

Time for mass deportations.

Thats if their origin countries will have them back!

Well Abdeslam was born in Belgium but has French nationality. I assume you are simply supporting the proposal to extradite him to France?

[jaidam]

Planned to "start something"? Like the stone age? That is what they are basically trying to restart.

[lust]

Here's the scenario I would love to see played out.

Once they are done torturing this coward and he is no longer of value, hand him over to the families of the victims. No need to to tie up the courts.

[jaidam]

Time for mass deportations.

Thats if their origin countries will have them back!

Well Abdeslam was born in Belgium but has French nationality. I assume you are simply supporting the proposal to extradite him to France?

My dog was born in the horses stable. Is it a dog or a horse?

PC is killing us.

[lust]

2nd scenario.

Hook him up with a I.V. of bacon grease.

3rd

Remove his tongue, hands, and legs, brand his forehead with ISIS RAT, and let him live out his remaining life amongst French citizens.

[RuamRudy]

PC is killing us.

The be an adult and say it how you see it - you believe that Muslims of North African descent should be returned to the land of their forefathers.

But where do we propose that we stop with the deportations? Should we all ship ourselves off to Ethiopia, where our forefathers originally came from?

[SgtRock]

This perhaps ?

Two loud explosions have been heard at a Brussels airport which is being evacuated.

Sky's Alex Rossi, at the scene, said: "I was in the duty free in Zaventem Airport and I heard two very, very loud explosions.

http://news.sky.com/story/1664446/two-loud-explosions-heard-at-brussels-airport

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I guess his plan is going forward.

[soc]

Time for mass deportations.

Thats if their origin countries will have them back!

Well Abdeslam was born in Belgium but has French nationality. I assume you are simply supporting the proposal to extradite him to France?

lf you read my entry again, l said MASS deportations.

That hardly means just Abdeslam, does it Rudy boy?

l'll leave it for you to figure out.

[soc]

PC is killing us.

The be an adult and say it how you see it - you believe that Muslims of North African descent should be returned to the land of their forefathers.

But where do we propose that we stop with the deportations? Should we all ship ourselves off to Ethiopia, where our forefathers originally came from?

Your first comment definitely has merit!

[RuamRudy]

Time for mass deportations.

Thats if their origin countries will have them back!

Well Abdeslam was born in Belgium but has French nationality. I assume you are simply supporting the proposal to extradite him to France?

lf you read my entry again, l said MASS deportations.

That hardly means just Abdeslam, does it Rudy boy?

l'll leave it for you to figure out.

But the thread is about Abdelsalam - and as you say, you are including him in your round up plans. So I repeat, where do you propose to send the European born Muslims of North African extraction?

As I stated later, we are all of African origin. Do we all go back, or only ones against whom you have a prejudice?

[soc]

Do l have to spell it out for you, Rudi?

Who said that l have any prejudice?

Ask your little self, who is causing most of the problems?

Doesn't matter what colour or language they are, just get rid of the troublemakers.

And as the majority of them come from North Africa, deport them to North Africa.

Your comments about Ethiopia are just troll bait.

lts still not proven that we all came from Africa.

And even if it is true, that is not what l meant & you know that.

Where did the Neanderthals originate?

As Caucasians we also carry some of their genes, as do Asians.

So go away & have a serious rethink, Rudi.

lf you have a group who is causing trouble, its best to just get rid of it, wouldn't you say?

Or do you want us to just grin & bear it because it upsets your sensitivities?

[soc]

Time for mass deportations.

Thats if their origin countries will have them back!

Well Abdeslam was born in Belgium but has French nationality. I assume you are simply supporting the proposal to extradite him to France?

lf you read my entry again, l said MASS deportations.

That hardly means just Abdeslam, does it Rudy boy?

l'll leave it for you to figure out.

But the thread is about Abdelsalam - and as you say, you are including him in your round up plans. So I repeat, where do you propose to send the European born Muslims of North African extraction?

As I stated later, we are all of African origin. Do we all go back, or only ones against whom you have a prejudice?

Re Brussels Airport blasts--you were saying, Rudi?

Oh maybe they were Buddhists or Jews or Hindus that did it?

[RuamRudy]

Well Abdeslam was born in Belgium but has French nationality. I assume you are simply supporting the proposal to extradite him to France?

lf you read my entry again, l said MASS deportations.

That hardly means just Abdeslam, does it Rudy boy?

l'll leave it for you to figure out.

But the thread is about Abdelsalam - and as you say, you are including him in your round up plans. So I repeat, where do you propose to send the European born Muslims of North African extraction?

As I stated later, we are all of African origin. Do we all go back, or only ones against whom you have a prejudice?

Re Brussels Airport blasts--you were saying, Rudi?

Oh maybe they were Buddhists or Jews or Hindus that did it?

Because I have spent most of the last 8 years living and working in various predominantly Muslim countries, I am in the fortunate position to have many Muslim friends. I feel quite comfortable in stating that Islam is not the problem; extremism and the West's response to it is.

More Americans were killed by gun toting toddlers in 2015 than were killed by islamic terrorists. What should we do about the kids???

[soc]

Good for you,

Don't see any gun-toting toddlers planting bombs & killing people at a music festival.

Do you?

Let your muslims have fun back in North Africa & clear them out of Europe.

[RuamRudy]

Good for you,

Don't see any gun-toting toddlers planting bombs & killing people at a music festival.

Do you?

Let your muslims have fun back in North Africa & clear them out of Europe.

Christians too, let's get rid of them, send them all back to the middle east. Let's make Europe only accessible to pagans and wicca exponents.

[soc]

Good for you,

Don't see any gun-toting toddlers planting bombs & killing people at a music festival.

Do you?

Let your muslims have fun back in North Africa & clear them out of Europe.

Christians too, let's get rid of them, send them all back to the middle east. Let's make Europe only accessible to pagans and wicca exponents.

First sensible thing that you've said, my dear.

So at last you agree with me.

Wicca is far more honest than the Abrahamic religions.

First though, the ungrateful muslims should be expelled from Europe.

l look forwards to further fruitful discussions with you.

[soc]

Good for you,

Don't see any gun-toting toddlers planting bombs & killing people at a music festival.

Do you?

Let your muslims have fun back in North Africa & clear them out of Europe.

Christians too, let's get rid of them, send them all back to the middle east. Let's make Europe only accessible to pagans and wicca exponents.

Nothing more to say?

Well looks like l've seen him/her off, lol!

PCI

[RuamRudy]

Good for you,

Don't see any gun-toting toddlers planting bombs & killing people at a music festival.

Do you?

Let your muslims have fun back in North Africa & clear them out of Europe.

Christians too, let's get rid of them, send them all back to the middle east. Let's make Europe only accessible to pagans and wicca exponents.

Nothing more to say?

Well looks like l've seen him/her off, lol!

PCI

See me off? Don't be so sure of yourself.

It was the added comedy that made Alf Garnet entertaining. Alf Garnet without the comedy is just dull, unimaginative rhetoric that was best left in the '80s.

[soc]

Good for you,

Don't see any gun-toting toddlers planting bombs & killing people at a music festival.

Do you?

Let your muslims have fun back in North Africa & clear them out of Europe.

Christians too, let's get rid of them, send them all back to the middle east. Let's make Europe only accessible to pagans and wicca exponents.

Nothing more to say?

Well looks like l've seen him/her off, lol!

PCI

See me off? Don't be so sure of yourself.

It was the added comedy that made Alf Garnet entertaining. Alf Garnet without the comedy is just dull, unimaginative rhetoric that was best left in the '80s.

l'm pretty sure of you.

You are trying to defend the indefensible.

l suppose that you think the perpetrators of the latest Brussels blast are just misunderstood youth.

lf they weren't in Belgium, it wouldn't have happened.

The people who brought them to Europe(& everywhere else they infest)& their supporters(like your good self), have a lot to answer for.