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• Bataclan Attack Suspect Abdeslam: Defiant and Isolated in French Prison
  18 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The last surviving assailant of the November 13, 2015 attacks at the Stade de France, Salah Abdeslam is an atypical inmate, a provocateur...
  Incarcerated for the past three and a half years at the Fleury-Mérogis prison (Essonne), Salah Abdeslam leads an unusual life. He is characterized by silence, verbal aggression and faith.
  This survivor of the November 13, 2015 attacks still denies his involvement in these events that occurred at the Stade de France, on the terraces of Parisian (…)

• Brussels Attacks: Key Suspects Abdeslam and Abrini Face Trial as Others May Be Dismissed
  8 December 2020, by Sylvanus

  The federal prosecutor’s office wants to refer the Moroccans Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, involved in the attacks that occurred on March 22, 2016 in Brussels, to the Assize Court. Other defendants could benefit from a dismissal.
  Only four of the 13 defendants appeared on Monday before the indictment chamber, reports RTL Info. The two main ones, Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, are represented by their main lawyers, including Sven Mary. Brahim Tabich and Youssef El Ajmi are about (…)

• Federal Prosecutor Seeks Trial for 10 Suspects in Brussels Terror Attack Case
  5 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  The federal prosecutor’s office is moving towards sending eight indictees to the assizes and two others to the correctional court in the Brussels attacks case. This is at least what its spokesperson, Eric Van der Sypt, has stated.
  The federal prosecutor’s office is sticking to its initial requisition regarding the referral of the indictees in the Brussels attacks case, said its spokesperson Eric Van der Sypt. Consequently, the prosecutor’s office will request before the indictment chamber (…)

• Paris Attacks Trial: Sole Surviving Suspect Portrays Himself as ’Kind and Calm’
  4 November 2021, by Ginette

  On the 37th day of the trial of the November 13, 2015 attacks, the court has set itself the task of thoroughly examining the personality of the accused. This is Salah Abdeslam, the sole survivor of the commando of the attacks, Mohamed Abrini alias "the man with the hat" and Yassine Atar, brother of Oussama, probable planner of the actions carried out and who was killed in Syria.
  On Tuesday, the sole survivor of the commando of the attacks presented himself in a completely different light (…)

• Béziers Mosque Files Complaint After Online Calls for Arson Following Teacher’s Murder
  22 October 2020, by Ginette

  The officials of the Grand Mosque of Béziers filed a complaint against X following the call issued by Internet users to burn the mosque the day after the assassination of teacher Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
  According to information provided by the police, Internet users called for the burning of the Grand Mosque of Béziers. "Do you want to pay tribute to this teacher? Go burn the mosque in Béziers. Get the message across that we’ve had enough," could be read on Facebook. But (…)

• Former French Politician Faces Jail Time for Islamophobic Tweet About Christchurch Attack
  2 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  Catherine Blein, a regional councilor of Brittany ex-RN, had made an Islamophobic tweet to justify the Christchurch attack in New Zealand that killed 51 Muslims in March 2019. For this message, the prosecution requested eight months of suspended prison and three years of ineligibility against her.
  "An eye for an eye." This was one tweet too many for Catherine Blein, a regional councilor of Brittany ex-RN. She was reacting to the massacre of 51 Muslims that occurred in March in (…)

• Grenade Attack on Suspected Drug Traffickers’ Home Shocks Belgian Neighborhood
  21 October 2019, by Kamal

  Surveillance camera footage released by the Belgian federal police traces the course of a grenade attack targeting the home of a Moroccan family in the Antwerp region of Belgium.
  The attack, which took place on September 2, would be part of a settling of scores between drug traffickers, and apparently targeted a Moroccan family known in the region for its illicit activities.
  The video shows an individual riding a bicycle, unscrewing the tip of a grenade and pulling the string before (…)

• Moroccan Terror Suspect: American Soldier’s Smile Thwarted Train Attack
  3 July 2019, by Kamal

  On August 21, 2015, on a train connecting Amsterdam to Paris, the Moroccan Ayoub El Khazzani had planned a terrorist attack, when he was neutralized by an American soldier named Spencer Stone. Four years after his arrest, he tells the investigating judge that a simple smile from him had prevented a massacre.
  Speaking by videoconference with the investigating judge, the Moroccan admitted that he was blocked by the smile of the American soldier, as he had prepared the attack in the train (…)

• Strasbourg Terror Attack Survivor: Taxi Driver Recounts Hostage Ordeal
  16 February 2023, by Ginette

  The "Dans les yeux d’Olivier" show broadcast on France 2 on February 13 welcomed Mostafa, the taxi driver taken hostage in 2018 by a terrorist. Five years after this kidnapping that could have turned into a tragedy, the man of Moroccan origin still bears the scars.
  On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Mostafa, a professional taxi driver, went to work. But what should have been a routine day turned into a nightmare, according to the person concerned. The man who took Mostafa hostage had already (…)

• Brussels Terror Suspect Salah Abdeslam Charged in 2016 Airport and Metro Attacks
  14 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Salah Abdeslam, a French jihadist terrorist of Moroccan origin who grew up in Belgium, has been formally charged in the case of the March 22, 2016 attacks in Brussels, according to details provided by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office. A radicalized petty criminal from the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek, Salah Abdeslam, incarcerated in France, is the only surviving member of the jihadist commandos behind the French attacks of November 13, 2015.
  The information that had been (…)