A Belgian court convicted six men of murder and two others of terrorism charges on Tuesday after the country's largest ever trial involving the 2016 Islamist bombings in Brussels that killed 32 people.
The six, of 10 facing charges, were found guilty of murder and attempted murder in a terrorist context for their part in the twin bombings at Brussels airport and third bomb on the city's metro on March 22, 2016.
"Yes, this will help turn a page," said Pierre Bastin, who lost his daughter Aline in the metro bombing, when asked if the verdicts would help him deal with his grief. Others found guilty included Mohamed Abrini, who went to Brussels Airport with two suicide bombers but fled without detonating his suitcase of explosives, and Swedish Osama Krayem, accused of planning to be a second bomber on Brussels' metro.
The four are among six accused already convicted in France over the November 2015 Paris attacks. Unlike the French trial whichThe 12 jury members reached a decision on Monday after two weeks in isolation at the end of a seven-month trial at the former headquarters of NATO specially set up to host the Brussels bombings trial.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Belgian court finds eight guilty of murder over 2016 Brussels bombingsA Brussels court convicted eight men of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday for their part in the 2016 Islamist bombings in Brussels that killed 32 people and injured more than 300.
Weiterlesen »
Six found guilty in 2016 Brussels terrorist attacksA Belgian jury convicted six men of terrorist murder in the 2016 attacks at a Brussels airport and metro station that killed 32 and injured more than 300, capping the nation’s largest-ever trial and bringing some closure to a years-long search for justice.
Weiterlesen »
Six found guilty for Brussels terror attacks, Belgian public broadcaster reports | CNNA Brussels court on Tuesday found six out of ten suspects guilty of “terrorist murder” in the 2016 Brussels attacks, according to Belgian public broadcaster RTBF.
Weiterlesen »
Jury finds 6 people guilty of terrorist murder in Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32A jury has found six people guilty in the 2016 bombings at the Brussels airport and a busy subway station that killed 32 people in Belgium's deadliest peacetime attack, according to Belgian media.
Weiterlesen »