Paris attacks fugitive Abdeslam ‘escaped from deadly flat shoot-out’

Europe’s most wanted man, Salah Abdeslam, slipped through the fingers of police who raided his Brussels hideaway. The fugitive, hunted over the Paris terror attacks in November, was probably one of two men who escaped as officers swooped on a flat in the Belgium capital on Tuesday. His fingerprints and DNA were found at the property, where another terror suspect was shot dead in gun battles which also left four police officers wounded.

According to our information, it is more than likely that he is one of the two individuals who escaped during the shootout

Belgian broadcaster RTBF

Abdeslam, a French national born in Brussels, has been the subject of a massive manhunt since the Paris attacks, which left 130 people dead. His older brother, Brahim, was one of the suicide bombers. But the 26-year-old was driven to Belgium after the atrocities and was stopped three times by police, who waved him on his way. He arrived in Brussels later that day but police admit they “lost him”.

We can confirm that fingerprints of Salah Abdeslam were found in the apartment in (the Brussels district of) Forest

Federal prosecutors spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt

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