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Brussels bombing suspect charged in relation to Paris attacks

Belgian prosecutors say Osama Krayem may have been at safehouses used by militants

A Belgian special forces police officer outside a courthouse in Brussels as terror suspects Mohamed Abrini and Osama Krayem appear before a judge. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters
A Belgian special forces police officer outside a courthouse in Brussels as terror suspects Mohamed Abrini and Osama Krayem appear before a judge. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters
Wed Apr 20 2016 - 22:08

A main suspect in the investigation into the Brussels bombings has also been charged with participation in the Paris attacks four months earlier, Belgian federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Osama Krayem, who was arrested in Brussels earlier this month, may have been present in different safehouses used by the Paris attackers, such as a suspected bomb factory which was raided in December, prosecutors said.

“He has been charged with terrorist murder and participation in the activities of a terrorist group,” prosecutors said in a statement.

The Brussels bombings claimed the lives of 32 victims in March, while 130 people died in November’s attacks in Paris.

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