Brussels airport bombers named as brothers linked to Paris suspect: report
AFP
March 23, 2016 15:38 MYT
March 23, 2016 15:38 MYT
Belgium launched a huge manhunt after bombings claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people.
Two suicide bombers who blew themselves up at Brussels airport are believed to be brothers who were being sought for links with key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, RTBF television reported Wednesday, citing police sources.
RTBF named the two as Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui, saying Khalid last week rented an apartment in Brussels under a false name where police found Abdeslam's fingerprints after a raid.
Police arrested Abdeslam, Europe's most wanted man, in a dramatic operation in Brussels on Friday.