The Irish Times

Only surviving Paris attacker pleads for mercy at trial

Abdeslam seeks leniency for not detonating suicide vest in terrorism acts that killed 131

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 19:30

Paris attacks suspect tells court he chose not to detonate suicide vest

Salah Abdeslam says he pledged allegiance to Isis 48 hours before terrorists killed 130 people

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 21:59

Jihadist trial in Paris seeks to understand the unthinkable

Chastened defendant Abdeslam cites his rejection of ‘western values’ before he embraced Islamic radicalism

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 21:49

Paris attacks suspect breaks silence to tell trial he’s ‘an Islamic State soldier’

Surprise as defendant Salah Abdeslam, charged over 130 murders, chooses to speak

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 20:41

France prepares to relive night of Isis terror in ‘trial of the century’

Twenty men to be tried, including five believed dead, for 2015 attacks that killed 130

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 01:00

Paris attacks suspect given 20-year jail sentence in Belgium

Salah Abdeslam still awaiting trial in France for his role in November 2015 attacks

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 10:33

Woman who ‘shared’ French supermarket gunman’s life arrested

Redouane Lakdim (25) killed three people in series of terrorist attacks in south of country

Fri Mar 23 2018 - 20:44

Gunman killed after three shot dead in French attacks

Man takes hostages at supermarket in town of Trebes in suspected terrorist incident

Fri Mar 23 2018 - 19:21

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam goes on trial in Brussels

Only surviving member of group that carried out attacks in 2015 refuses to answer questions

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 15:05

Radicalisation not the only factor in recent terrorism

World in 2016 review: three distinct types of terror attack hit the West this year

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00

EU to upgrade counterterrorism border control system

Attacks expose flaws in how police share information on Schengen zone database

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 13:46

Understated ceremonies mark first anniversary of Paris attacks

Commemorations at Stade de France, Bataclan and cafes where 130 people were killed

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00

Lawyers of Paris attacks suspect resign from case

Salah Abdeslam who is being held in solitary confinement no longer wants legal representation

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 08:06

Evidence of co-ordination of European terrorist attacks

A computer found in a bin in Brussels points to concerted efforts to orchestrate attacks

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00

Brussels on high alert after two policemen stabbed

Man identified by police as ‘Hicham D’ arrested after being shot in the leg by officer

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 21:44

Two police officers stabbed in suspected terror attack in Brussels

Man (43) stabbed one officer in neck and the other in abdomen in the Schaerbeek area

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 19:04

Stunning French intelligence failures in Paris attacks

Parliamentary inquiry finds security agencies need a radical overhaul to fight jihadism

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00

Paris attacks suspect refuses to speak in court appearance

Salah Abdeslam upset at being kept under constant watch in prison cell, says lawyer

Fri May 20 2016 - 15:53

Revelations highlight security services’ failure to stop Paris attack

France tried to arrest or kill Islamic State terrorist before he struck

Sat May 14 2016 - 01:00

Jihadist from Paris massacre to be held in solitary confinement

Salah Abdeslam has ‘real desire to explain the facts, and how he was radicalised’

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 08:38

Belgium extradites Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam

Europe’s most wanted fugitive until his capture last month due before French judges

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 10:15

Paris attacks suspect charged over Brussels shootout

Salah Abdeslam is accused of attempted murder during raid in Belgian capital

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 16:34

Paris suspect had papers on German nuclear research centre

Photos of Juelich research centre’s chairman and printouts of internet articles found

Thu Apr 14 2016 - 11:12

Belgian police arrest three men over Paris attacks

Two more men charged with terrorist offences in relation to Brussels bombings

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 16:11

Brussels bombers ‘initially planned to target France’

Terrorists changed target after Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam’s arrest, prosecutors say

Sun Apr 10 2016 - 19:47

Key Paris attacks suspect arrested in Brussels, say reports

Mohamed Abrini detained and thought to be ‘man in the hat’ at Zaventem airport

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 18:51

Belgium in fresh appeal over ‘man in hat’ bombing suspect

Authorities especially interested in anyone who may have filmed or photographed man

Thu Apr 07 2016 - 15:48

Abdeslam refused to blow himself up, brother tells French TV

‘There would have been more victims had I done it. I couldn’t go through with it’

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 11:28

It’s tempting to leave Brussels, the city that has become home

The city has a big heart that beats steadily on, despite the recent atrocities

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 15:00

Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam to be extradited to France

Belgian court makes decision after lawyer says terror suspect wishes to co-operate

Thu Mar 31 2016 - 17:21

Belgium struggling with tragedy amid error and inefficiency

As suspects remain at large, the country seeks to manage its complex politics

Thu Mar 31 2016 - 01:00

Brussels attacks: Italy used as route and base by suspects

Men linked with bombings crossed Italian borders and security with apparent ease

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 01:00

Police use water cannon during far-right protest in Brussels

Mayor ‘outraged’ at incident as more arrests made across Belgium over terror attacks

Sun Mar 27 2016 - 17:50

Brussels attacks: Three charged following bombings

Prosecutor denies media reports of nuclear access badge being stolen by militants

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 19:45