Brussels terror attacks trial: Accused refuse to apologise to victims

(Brussels Times) As the trial of the 2016 terror attacks in Brussels progresses, the accused have refused to offer their sincere apologies to the victims and provided little clarification when questioned by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and lawyers on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday morning, the men answered questions from several attorneys but revealed very little new information. They also refused to apologise to the victims of the terror attacks in Brussels Airport Zaventem or the Maelbeek metro station.

One of the men on trial, Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to have been instrumental in orchestrating the attacks, told the court that he never asked any questions about the weapons in the safe house in Rue du Dries in the Brussels municipality of Forest. “I was not a logistical assistant,” Abdeslam said.

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