Brussels bombers named as brothers linked to Paris suspect
- 8 years ago
The two suicide bombers who carried out the Brussels Airport attacks were brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui.
Both brothers were known to police and had criminal records.
A third man pictured with them at the airport is still being sought.
Khalid, under a false name, had rented the flat in the Forest borough of the Belgian capital where police killed a gunman in a raid last week, RTBF said.
After the raid, investigators found an Islamic State flag, an assault rifle, detonators and a fingerprint of Paris attacks prime suspect Salah Abdeslam, who was arrested three days later.
Belgium has declared three days of mourning after bomb attacks ripped through the capital's airport and the Maelbeek underground train station, killing 34, with Islamic State claiming responsibility.
Both brothers were known to police and had criminal records.
A third man pictured with them at the airport is still being sought.
Khalid, under a false name, had rented the flat in the Forest borough of the Belgian capital where police killed a gunman in a raid last week, RTBF said.
After the raid, investigators found an Islamic State flag, an assault rifle, detonators and a fingerprint of Paris attacks prime suspect Salah Abdeslam, who was arrested three days later.
Belgium has declared three days of mourning after bomb attacks ripped through the capital's airport and the Maelbeek underground train station, killing 34, with Islamic State claiming responsibility.