Paris terror attacks: Suspect Salah Abdeslam ‘has fled to Syria’
“In the vehicle, Salah told him that his brother, Ibrahim, had killed people in Paris and had blown himself up”. The store manager of the Saint-Ouen l’Aumone shop, Les Magiciens du Feu or “Fire Magicians”, alerted police after Abdeslam’s photograph was made public, French newspaper Le Parisien reported.
The scene outside the Stade de France in Paris after a suicide bomber attacked the stadium during a soccer match. The other seven arrested, five of whom are thought to be illegal squatters who had taken refuge in the same building, according to police sources, were released after questioning.
When he arrived, however, this friend was with another man whom Oulkadi did not immediately recognise because he was wearing a pulled down hat, Martins said.
Unidentified French intelligence sources have reportedly told CNN that Salah Abdeslam, who was one of France’s most wanted criminals in the wake of the Paris terror attack that left 129 people dead, has allegedly fled the country for the Middle East.
The Clio was found four days later in Paris’ 18th arrondissement, where it appeared to have been parked hastily in a pedestrian crossing.
Belgian authorities have charged a man with involvement in terror attacks as investigations into the Paris massacre continue.
But he managed to evade capture despite a series of raids by heavily-armed police officers launched raids across the Belgian capital.
Investigators say he went to Belgium from France the day after the attacks in a VW Golf, despite being stopped by French police along the way in routine road checks before his name was circulated as a suspect. By then, he had vanished. The court chose to keep Mr. Oulkadi, who is accused of terrorist murders and participation in a terrorist organization, in detention for a further…
It is unknown what role if any Abrini played in the shootings.
Three men- Mohammed Amri, 27, Hamza Attou, 20 and Ali Oulkadi, 31- have been charged on suspicion of helping Abdeslam escape to Brussels after the attacks.
The admission comes amid severe criticism of European intelligence agencies for failing to prevent the attacks, in which 130 died and hundreds were injured, despite having most of the attackers on the radar.
Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens said Abdeslam was “likely” getting support from others, adding that it was unlikely he could evade security forces without outside help.