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Paris attacks suspect Abrini was 'man in hat' at Brussels airport bombing: prosecutors

Published: 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 10:43 pm
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An undated combo handout photograph made available by the Belgian Federal Police showing Mohamed Abrini via EPA

 

Brussels: Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini has confessed he was the 'man in the hat' who appeared next to the two suicide bombers at Brussels airport, Belgian prosecutors said Saturday.

"He confessed his presence at the crime scene. He explained having thrown away his vest (jacket) in a garbage bin and having sold his hat afterward," the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement.

AFP