Suicide belts and traces of explosives found in Paris attacker’s Brussels hideout

Explosives, suicide belts and the fingerprint of Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam were found in a Brussels apartment, prosecutors say. The clues, which indicate the atrocities were planned in Belgium, were found during a raid on a flat on 10 December. The property in the district of Schaerbeek had been rented under a false name which might have been used by a suspect already in custody over the attacks which killed 130 people in the city in November, officials added.

Material that can be used to fabricate explosives as well as traces of TATP (acetone peroxide) were found

Belgian federal prosecutor statement

Salah Abdeslam, 26, fled from Paris after the attacks and is now Europe’s most wanted man. His brother, Ibrahim, was among the seven attackers to die when he blew himself up on the night. Invesitgators have long suspected that there was a link to Brussels and Abdeslam may have used the apartment as a hideout afterwards. Now they believe they have the proof, saying: “Three handmade belts that might be used to transport explosives as well as a fingerprint of Salah Abdeslam were also discovered.”

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