Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris attacks, has been jailed for 20 years in Belgium over a gunfight that led to his arrest. Abdeslam, 28, and co-defendant Sofien Ayari were both convicted of terror-related charges of attempted murder. Ayari, 24, was also given a 20-year sentence. Both fired on officers who … Read more
University buildings were evacuated when a student accidentally made the same highly explosive substance that was used in the Paris terror attacks. An investigation by Bristol University has found that triacetone triperoxide (TATP) was “unintentionally formed during a routine procedure”. A cordon was set up around the university’s chemistry block during the incident earlier this … Read more
European police have been warned to remain vigilant as a gun disguised as a mobile phone goes on sale in the US. The Ideal Conceal pistol, a .380 calibre handgun that can be folded up to look like a generic smartphone, will go on sale in the coming months and is expected to be imported … Read more
A Paris suicide bomber’s mobile phone has been found underneath a pile of paperwork in a Belgian police station, many months after it went missing. The phone belonging to Brahim Abdeslam, whose brother Salah is awaiting trial, was seized by police in February 2015. It contains evidence that Abdeslam was in contact with those who … Read more