Suspected coordinator of Paris, Brussels attack identified

French investigators have identified a Syria-based extremist of dual Belgian and Moroccan nationality as a suspected coordinator of attacks in Paris and Brussels, sources close to the case told AFP this morning.


Oussama Atar, a 32-year-old thought to be a member of the so-called Islamic State group, was already a suspect in the Brussels attacks on 22 March but has now been linked to the 13 November 2015 atrocities in Paris, when 130 people were killed.

32 people died in a series of attacks in Brussels on 22 March this year.

"He's the only coordinator from Syria to have been identified during the investigations," one of the sources told AFP.
 [rte.ie]
8/11/16
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• Paris attacks
• Brussels attacks