Belgian court convicts suspects over role in 2016 Brussels attack – By Al Jazeera and News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / July 25, 2023
Six men have been convicted for two coordinated attacks claimed by ISIL that shook Belgium’s capital.
A Brussels court has convicted six men of murder and attempted murder for their role in the 2016 bombings in the Belgian capital that killed 32 people and injured more than 300.
The two coordinated attacks at Brussels Airport in Zaventem and at Maelbeek metro station in central Brussels were claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.
The verdict marks the final chapter in the country’s biggest trial in judicial history, which counted more than 900 plaintiffs and unfolded over more than half a year in a special court to address the exceptional case.
Twelve jurors had been deliberating since early July over some 300 questions the court asked them to consider before reaching a verdict.
