Belgium hands over Paris attacks suspect Osama Krayem to France for questioning
Brussels — On Monday, Belgian authorities handed a key suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks and 2016 Brussels bombings over to France for questioning ahead of possible terror charges by French prosecutors. Osama Krayem, a Swede of Syrian origin, was transferred "for one day to the French judicial authorities on the subject of his hearing and possible indictment by the investigating judge in Paris", Belgian prosecutors said in a statement. Investigators suspect the 25-year-old of playing a key role in the jihadist cell behind the attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people, and Brussels, which left 32 people dead. Both were claimed by Islamic State (IS). Krayem is suspected of buying the bags used for the Brussels attacks and was caught on CCTV minutes before one of the blasts with suicide bomber Khalid el Bakraoui both carrying huge backpacks. Krayem failed to go through with his suicide attack. Like other members of the cell, Krayem travelled to Syria after 2014 before apparently hiding...
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