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           Morocco: Belgian Suspect Tied to Paris Attackers Arrested

   by VOA News

   Moroccan officials say they have arrested a Belgian suspect linked to
   attackers that killed 130 people in Paris in November.

   Morocco's Interior Ministry said in a statement that the man was
   arrested Monday near Casablanca and had "direct links with some" of the
   attackers. Islamic State claimed the coordinated bombings and shootings
   on November 13 that killed scores of civilians at several Paris
   locations.

   French and Belgian security officials traced some of the attackers to
   Paris and Brussels. At least two suspects linked to the attacks, Salah
   Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, are on the run; nine more were killed in
   the attacks and subsequent security operations.

   ''Abdeslam was born in Belgium and is of Moroccan and French heritage.
   Moroccan authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in December.

   French police allege security camera footage shows Abrini at a gas
   station with Salah Abdeslam two days before the attacks, driving a car
   that would later be used by the assailants.
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