The Guardian: Mohamed Abrini admits to being 'man in the hat' at Brussels airport
The 31-year-old, also thought to have been involved in Paris attacks, made confession following arrest on Friday
After nearly three weeks of frantic searching, Belgian authorities have announced they have finally arrested and identified the elusive “man in the hat” spotted alongside two suicide bombers who blew themselves up at Brussels airport on 22 March.
In a statement on Saturday evening, Belgian prosecutors said Mohamed Abrini, 31, the last identified suspect at large from the Paris attacks on 13 November, had confessed to being the vest- and hat-wearing man whose video image had been widely circulated by authorities.
“After being confronted with the results of the different expert examinations, he confessed his presence at the crime scene,” the statement said.
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More News On Reports That The Brussels Bombers Were Planning To Hit Paris Again
Brussels group 'initially planned to hit France' -- BBC
Brussels bombers had planned to hit France again: prosecutors -- Reuters
Brussels Attackers’ Original Target Was France, Prosecutor Says -- NYT
Terror Cell Believed to Have Planned Fresh Attack in France -- WSJ
Prosecutor: Brussels group initially planned to hit France -- USA Today
Brussels Attackers Initially Planned to Strike France Again, Belgian Authorities Say -- ABC News
Brussels: 'Bombers initially planned to attack France' -- Al Jazeera
Brussels Terrorists Switched Target From France as Police Neared -- Bloomberg
Belgium terror cell rushed to attack Brussels instead of second Paris assault after Salah Abdeslam's arrest -- New York Daily News
2 comments:
There was the story of the Nuke power plant that killed and his entry card stolen requiring cancellation of the card and a review of the security process. Then apparently as a result of that review it was discovered that two militants had in fact infiltrated the plant.
I haven't seen any more reporting on this but regardless of what the objective was at the power plant it suggests that two cells were working towards some goal relative to the plant and their actions were unknown to each other.
Why else would anyone connected to the movement risk raising the alarm with a ham handed killing, unless they didn't know about the infiltration?
Obama got 5 to 7 points lucky.
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