Frenchman accused of Brussels Jewish Museum killings contests extradition
- 10 years ago
A 29-year-old Frenchman accused of killing four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum last month has re-appeared before an extradition hearing in France.
Mehdi Nemmouche is contesting extradition to Belgium on the grounds that he is a French citizen and was arrested in France.
His lawyer says he fought with Islamic extremists in Syria.
Nemmouche was carrying a pistol and Kalashnikov and a sheet with the name of the jihadi group ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ on it when he was arrested at a bus station in Marseille.
The court is expected to make a decision on June 26.
Mehdi Nemmouche is contesting extradition to Belgium on the grounds that he is a French citizen and was arrested in France.
His lawyer says he fought with Islamic extremists in Syria.
Nemmouche was carrying a pistol and Kalashnikov and a sheet with the name of the jihadi group ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ on it when he was arrested at a bus station in Marseille.
The court is expected to make a decision on June 26.