Another Terror Suspect Arrested in Brussels Attacks: Prosecutor

The announcement comes a day after a Belgian court approved the extradition of Mohamed Abrini, a key suspect.

An injured man inside Brussels airport after the attack. (Photo: AP)

• Belgian police investigating the Brussels airport and metro attacks arrested a man in connection with “terrorist murders”, the federal prosecutor revealed on Friday.
  
  

• The man, identified only as Ali EHA, aged 31, was detained during a house search in the Schaerbeek area of the capital on Thursday, the prosecutor’s office said.
  
  

• Ali has been arrested on his suspected involvement in the activities of a terrorist group, terrorist murders and attempted terrorist murders. Authorities have not revealed whether he was a perpetrator or accomplice in the bombings.
  
  

• The announcement comes a day after a Belgian court approved the extradition of Mohamed Abrini to France, a key suspect in both the Brussels attacks and the November Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed.
  
  

(With Agency Inputs)