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Two more suspects charged over Brussels airport bombing

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April 12, 2016

Two more suspects charged over Brussels airport bombing

Federal prosecutors in Belgium have charged two more men with terrorist offences after they were both linked to the rental of a property which was reported to have been used as hideout before the attacks in Brussels.

Under Belgian law, both suspects who were identified by Belgian prosecutors as Smail F., born in 1984, and Ibrahim F., born in 1988 are expected to appear before an examining judge within 24 hours.

The arrest of the two suspects now brings the number of those nabbed and charged in connection with the March 22 attacks which killed 22 people in Brussels to six since late last week.

“They are charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist group, terrorist murders and attempts to commit terrorist murders, as a perpetrator, co-perpetrator or accomplice,” federal prosecutors said of the latest two to be charged.

Police raided the suspected safe house in the central Brussels district of Etterbeek on Saturday, but found no weapons or explosives.

Belgian newspaper DH said the two men had been seen on security camera footage entering the house the day after the attacks and carrying out several bags. Prosecutors were not immediately available for comment on the DH report.

The arrest of the two suspects is coming after the apprehension of Belgian national, Mohamed Abrini who confessed to be the man behind the hat before the explosions that rocked the Brussels airport and a train station.

According to prosecutors Abrini admitted that he is the third fugitive attacker at the Brussels airport bombing which was captured on video.

Abrini is also wanted in connection with November’s attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.

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