Brahim el-Bakraoui
Six Suspects Arrested in Brussels, Terrorist Attack Foiled in France
Belgian police arrested six people in the Brussels suburb of Schaerbeek on Thursday as the manhunt for suspects in Tuesday's terrorist attacks targeting Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station continues.
It is still unclear whether the arrested people are connected to the attacks and their identities have not been revealed yet.
Belgium Released Brussels Attacker Deported Earlier from Turkey, Erdogan Reveals
Turkey deported one of the Brussels attackers and alerted the Belgian authorities about him last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
However, Belgium had found no links with terorism of the deportee and released him, Erdogan said at a joint news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Ankara, Turkish news daily Sabah reported on Wednesday.
Identities of Suspected Brussels Airport Suicide Bombers Revealed
According to media reports, the two suicide bombers, who blew themselves at Zaventem airport on Tuesday, have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui.
The el-Bakraoui brothers have been well-known to police and have reportedly been sought for hiring properties as hideouts for the perpetrators of last year's attacks in Paris.