{"id":398506,"date":"2018-02-05T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T11:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=398506"},"modified":"2018-02-05T10:28:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T10:28:07","slug":"paris-attacks-suspect-belgian-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/paris-attacks-suspect-belgian-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris attacks suspect in Belgian trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks has gone on trial at a Belgian court over the gun fight that led to his arrest.<\/p>\n
Salah Abdeslam was escorted by two masked police officers, and refused to stand when requested to.<\/p>\n
“I do not wish to answer any questions,” he said when asked to confirm his identity.<\/p>\n
Abdeslam has refused to speak to investigators since his March 2016 arrest.<\/p>\n
Judge Marie-France Keutgen told the court that the suspect had also refused to have photos or video taken of him during the court proceedings.<\/p>\n
What is Abdeslam accused of?<\/strong><\/p>\n French prosecutors believe Abdeslam played a key role in the Paris attacks, in which gunmen and suicide bombers targeted a concert hall, stadium, restaurants and bars, killing 130 people and injuring hundreds more.<\/p>\n He became Europe’s most wanted man after the mass killings, and was captured in Brussels four months later.<\/p>\n