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Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam found guilty by Belgian court

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam found guilty by Belgian court
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By Robert Hackwill
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Last known surviving presumed member of Islamist gang that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015 found guilty in Belgium of attempted murder while resisting arrest in 2016

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The Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been sentenced to 20-years after being found guilty of attempted terrorist murder during a 2016 shootout in Belgium.

Abdeslam, the prime survivng suspect of the 2015 Paris attacks, was arrested after a gunfight in which several Belgian police officers were injured.

He is currently in jail in France for his alleged role in the Paris attacks, for which he is awaiting trial.

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