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Brussels central station bomber identified as Moroccan known to police

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:27
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DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. June 21, 2017, 4:09 PM (IDT)

Belgian officials said Wednesday that the man who detonated a bomb in an underground concourse of the Brussels central train station before being shot and killed on Tuesday night was a 36-year-old Moroccan. The man was reportedly known to police but not previously considered a terror suspect by the local authorities. Special forces raided the bomber’s home in the capital’s Molenbeek neighborhood, known as a hotbed of Islamic radicalism, early Wednesday morning. The man’s full name has not been released. Prime Minister Charles Michel said after a national security council meeting that “We have avoided an attack that could have been a great deal worse”. On Wednesday, Belgium’s Crisis Center announced that the country remains at its second-highest level of security alert. 

Our unique angle on these subjects – and strong intelligence dimension – has earned DEBKAfile a global reputation and a steady readership – which skyrockets in times of crisis.



Source: http://www.debka.com/newsupdate/20895/Brussels-central-station-bomber-identified-as-Moroccan-known-to-police

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