The search for suspects in the terror attacks that struck Paris on Friday is now focusing on Belgium, where two of the seven terrorists reportedly lived…
BREAKING: #ParisAttack was apparently planned in Belgium, U.S. sources say https://t.co/831yubCdBV
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 14, 2015
…in a neighborhood that Belgian authorities admit they do not fully control:
Belgian Minister Says Government Lacks Control Over Neighborhood Linked to Terror Plots https://t.co/AyVwDpAegS
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) November 15, 2015
Wonderful. From the NY Times:
Right now, there’s an manhunt underway for Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam who is reportedly the brother of one of the dead terrorists and is thought to have rented a car used in the attacks:
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Coombe/status/665993842638913536
More bad news. CNN and the AP are reporting that French authorities actually questioned Abdeslam after the attacks on Friday, but released him:
CNN now reporting that French police questions Salah Abdeslam who was driving towards Belgium border and released him….
— Vinny Poon (@PoonVinny) November 15, 2015
Meanwhile AP are reporting that French police questioned and then released Salah Abdeslam in the hours after the Paris attacks
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) November 15, 2015
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#BREAKING @AP reports: 4 French officials tell AP police questioned, freed fugitive suspect hours after #ParisAttacks
— Sarah Walters (@IAmSarahWalters) November 15, 2015
it's emerged police hunting for #ParisAttacks suspect Salah Abdeslam found him at the border but let him go after i.d checks
— Paul Smith (@Journo_Paul) November 15, 2015
Sheesh. Even’s Europe’s restricted borders are way too open.
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