Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway
2 years ago

Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway

The Independent  

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Belgium: 6 convicted in 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels that killed 32 people
1 year, 4 months ago

Belgium: 6 convicted in 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels that killed 32 people

India TV News  

A jury on Tuesday convicted six people on terrorist murder charges for the 2016 terrorist attacks at the Brussels airport and a subway station that killed 32 people. Known as the deadliest peacetime attack in Belgium, the terrorist incident is part of a wave of deadly attacks in Europe linked to the Islamic Group. Among the people who were found …

Jury finds 6 people guilty of terrorist murder in 2016 Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32
1 year, 4 months ago

Jury finds 6 people guilty of terrorist murder in 2016 Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — A jury on Tuesday found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks at the Brussels airport and a busy subway station that killed 32 people in Belgium’s deadliest peacetime violence, part of a wave of attacks in Europe linked to the Islamic State group. Among those convicted for their role in the 2016 Brussels suicide bombing …

Defendants on trial for 2016 Brussels attack say West's bombing of Islamic State fuelled hate
1 year, 8 months ago

Defendants on trial for 2016 Brussels attack say West's bombing of Islamic State fuelled hate

Firstpost  

Nine defendants are now on trial over the suicide bomb attacks on 22 March 2016, claimed by the terrorist organisation that murdered 32 people at Brussels airport and the city’s metro Brussels, Belgium: On Wednesday, defendants on trial for the 2016 Brussels attacks described their rage at the international coalition’s aircraft bombardments of the Islamic State organisation. Nine defendants are …

Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway
2 years ago

Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — More than six years after the deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian soil, the trial of 10 men accused over the suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a subway station started in earnest under high security on Monday. The 10 defendants face charges including murder, attempted murder and membership in, or participation in the acts of, a terrorist group, …

Survivors of Brussels suicide attacks seek closure at trial
2 years ago

Survivors of Brussels suicide attacks seek closure at trial

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Jaana Mettala was six months pregnant and on her way to work when the bomb exploded in the heart of Brussels’ European Union quarter. “I hope that the trial ends with a fair result and we can put this behind us,” Mettala said. “Even if there are after-effects that we will keep forever.” She is going to testify …

2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 ‘nothing personal’
3 years, 3 months ago

2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 ‘nothing personal’

Associated Press  

PARIS — The key defendant in the 2015 Paris attacks trial said Wednesday the coordinated killings were in retaliation for French airstrikes on the Islamic State group, calling the deaths of 130 innocent people “nothing personal” as he acknowledged his role for the first time. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at …

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
3 years, 3 months ago

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks

Associated Press  

PARIS — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, …

Emotions raw before Paris trial for Islamic State carnage
3 years, 3 months ago

Emotions raw before Paris trial for Islamic State carnage

Associated Press  

PARIS — For the music lover, it was nearly three hours at gunpoint, wondering if he would become yet another body on the floor of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. The survivors of the Islamic State group attack on Paris the night of Nov. 13, 2015, and those who mourn the 130 dead, are bracing for the long-awaited trial …

10 people to stand trial over deadly 2016 Brussels attacks
3 years, 11 months ago

10 people to stand trial over deadly 2016 Brussels attacks

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Ten people including the lone known surviving suspect in the 2015 deadly Paris attacks have been ordered to stand trial in connection with the suicide bombings which killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the Brussels subway and airport nearly five years ago. But the Council Chamber decided to refer to the court all 10 people who were …

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