Bombings at Brussels’ main airport and on the metro system killed 32 people and injured hundreds. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The high-profile pair – already sentenced to life in jail by France for– were among six accused found guilty of “murder linked to terrorism” over the biggest peacetime attack in Belgium.
Abdeslam had fled to Brussels after taking part in the Paris attacks and holed up for four months in an apartment hosting members of the local cell.But the jury – which spent over two weeks deliberating – rejected his claim not to have been involved in planning the violence.Abrini was found guilty of being one of the teams of suicide bombers who targeted Brussels’ airport and a metro station.
Two other defendants – Tunisian Sofien Ayari and Rwandan Herve Bayingana Muhirwa – were acquitted of murder but found guilty of participating in a terrorist group.The trial, which started at the end of last year, was held under tight security at the converted former headquarters of the Nato military alliance.
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