Brussels flat seen as Paris attacks bomb factory
BRUSSELS — A Belgian prosecutor said Friday that investigators have searched an apartment in Brussels they believe served as bomb factory for the Paris attacks.
Federal prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt said the same residence was likely used as a hideout after the Nov. 13 attacks by fugitive suspect Salah Abdeslam.
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The third-floor apartment in the Schaerbeek district was searched in December.
The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said three handmade belts that could have been intended to transport explosives, as well as bomb-making equipment, traces of TATP explosive residue and a fingerprint from Abedeslam were found there Friday.
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