The French authorities demand extradition of the alleged organizer of the terrorist attacks in Paris Salah Abdeslama detained today in Belgium. This was announced by French President Francois Hollande, reports Reuters.
He said that Abdeslam was directly involved in the attacks in Paris. The French authorities are aware that the participants in the terrorist attack linked to Syria and the “Islamic State” (banned in Russia), Hollande said.
The threat level is very high, Hollande said. He said that on Saturday morning will convene a meeting of the Defence Council of France, reports Le Figaro.
The detention Abdeslama in the Belgian district of Molenbeek also confirmed the Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel, speaking at a briefing with Hollande. In total, during the operation three people were detained, he said. Later in the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said that all during raids arrested five people in Brussels. Among them, in addition to Abdeslama, there is another man who is on the wanted list.
The fact that the police “took” Abdeslama previously officially announced the state secretary of the Belgian asylum and migration Theo Francken. It was also reported that before the arrest of the terrorist was shot in the leg. VTM television channel posted a video showing the arrest of one of the terrorists, limping on his right leg.
26-year-old Abdeslam considered a key suspect in a series of attacks in Paris on November 13 last year. Then 130 people died in the attacks.
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