Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence for Thwarted 2015 Thalys Train Attack Gunman

As for the accomplices of the main accused, sentences ranging from 8 to 30 years in prison have been sought. They are accused of having helped Ayoub El Khazzani and Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the coordinator of this attack and the November 13 attacks in Paris, to reach Belgium from Syria.

More than 5 years after this failed carnage, the trial of the main defendant charged with "attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise" opened on Monday, November 16 in Paris, before the special assize court. The verdict is expected tomorrow, Thursday, December 17.