A jury delivered a verdict on Tuesday in Belgium’s suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a busy metro station in 2016 that killed 32 people in a wave of violence in Europe claimed by the Islamic State group.
Six men were found guilty of terrorist murders, including Oussama Atar (prisoner dead), Mohamed Abrini, Osama Krayem, Salah Abdeslam, Ali El Haddad Asufi and Bilal El Makhoukhi.
The ruling ends the largest trial in the country’s judicial history with more than 900 plaintiffs. It was developed for seven months in a special court to deal with the exceptional case.
The suspects were tried on charges including murder, attempted murder and participation in acts of a terrorist group.
Among the 10 defendants is Salah Abdeslam, who is already serving a life sentence without parole in France for his role in attacks that hit Paris cafes, the Bataclan theater and France’s national stadium in 2015.
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