Three men, including one who is presumed dead, were sentenced to life in prison. The sentences arrived seven years after the deadliest terrorist assault in Belgium’s history.
Tag: Brussels Attacks (March 2016)
Eight Convicted in 2016 Terrorist Bombings in Brussels
The series of attacks was the deadliest such assault in Belgian history. Six of the accused had already been convicted over terrorist attacks in Paris the previous year.
Corporate Lawyer’s Unlikely Mission: Defend and ‘Humanize’ a Hated Terrorist
Stanislas Eskenazi volunteered with Brussels’ legal aid service, typically helping petty criminals. But now he is representing Belgium’s most-wanted man.
Brussels Terrorist Attack Trial Opens, Reviving Painful Memories
The proceedings against 10 men linked to the 2016 bombings at an airport and a subway station are the largest ever organized in Belgium and are expected to last up to eight months.
Belgium Police Killing May Have Been Terrorism, Officials Say
The suspect was on the government’s watch list of potential extremists. Attacks have been rare in Europe in the past few years.
Belgian Court Finds 10 Guilty Over Ties to 2015 Paris Attacks
The convictions followed the end of a giant trial in the French capital over the same massacre, in which 130 people were killed.
Changing Brussels Neighborhood Tries to Leave Stigma of Terrorism Behind
Molenbeek was where a terrorist cell planned attacks that killed 162 in Paris and Brussels. Six years later, residents are trying to reinvent the area as a trial rekindles an awful association.
How This Changing Brussels Neighborhood is Trying to Leave The Stigma of Terrorism Behind
Molenbeek was where a terrorist cell planned attacks that killed 162 in Paris and Brussels. Six years later, residents are trying to reinvent the area as a trial rekindles an awful association.
Brussels Police Officer Is Stabbed, Officials Say
The officer and the knife-wielding assailant, who was shot, were hospitalized. Belgium’s interior minister said the attack was not being treated as a terrorist incident.