March 2016 attacks: Osama Krayem says he fully embraces ISIS, but does not endorse all its actions

(Brussels Times) Throughout his 15 hearings and interrogations, terror accused Osama Krayem presented himself as a convinced adherent of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group who did not, however, endorse all its actions.

He maintained that he had not participated in making the bombs, but investigators doubt this.

On Monday morning in the Brussels court of assizes, Deputy Chief Investigator Frédéric Vanesse retraced the path of Osama Krayem leading up to the 22 March 2016 attacks in the capital of Europe.

Trip to Syria

The investigator outlined Krayem’s journey to Syria, a trip that took place in the summer of 2014, 12 to 16 months after the Swede began to show an interest in the Syrian conflict.

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