Two Paris police officials have confirmed that a key suspect in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, the so-called “man in the hat”, has been arrested in Belgium.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the Belgian investigation, confirmed the arrest Friday of the last identified fugitive in the Paris attacks, Mohamed Abrini.
The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said Friday it had made “several arrests” linked to the March 22 attacks, but did not name Abrini, who has never been called a suspect in the Brussels bloodshed.
Abrini’s suspected role in the Paris attacks has never been made clear. He was seen in the attack convoy en route to Paris in the days ahead of the bloodshed, but disappeared afterward.
One of the French police officials said Abrini is believed to be the man in the hat who was last seen leaving the Brussels airport after the double explosion there.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
One has to enjoy seeing that Brussels and Europe are enjoying the results of diversity and multiculturalism through the view of liberal insanity. Let’s all hope that Iran is able to export nuclear materials to their surrogates prior to November. Since most major cities are liberal bastions filled with minorities managed by liberal leaders, they become playgrounds for Islamic Radicals. So maybe DC, NYB, Chicago, Boston or SF could be their early choices.