Belgians seize key suspects in Paris, Brussels attacks

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By Robert-Jan Bartunek and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian police detained two key suspects on Friday in the Islamic State attacks on Paris and Brussels as operations go on to track down militants who have fought with or take direction from leaders in Syria. Mohamed Abrini, a Belgian thought to have helped prepare the Nov. 13 bombing and shooting attack that killed 130 people in the French capital, was held with two others, prosecutors said. Aged 31, Abrini was seized close to the Brussels borough of Molenbeek, where he was long known to police for petty crimes.




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