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Paris Attack Suspect Abdeslam Planned Shooting, Bomb Attack on Brussels

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According to Belgian media, the apprehended mastermind behind the Paris attack last November was also plotting a shooting and bomb attack in Brussels. 24.03.2016, Sputnik International

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Paris Attack Suspect Abdeslam Planned Shooting, Bomb Attack on Brussels

17:28 GMT 24.03.2016 (Updated: 23:51 GMT 24.03.2016)

© REUTERS / Police Nationale/Handout Handout picture shows Belgian-born Abdeslam Salah seen on a call for witnesses notice released by the French Police Nationale information services on their twitter account, November 15, 2015.

Handout picture shows Belgian-born Abdeslam Salah seen on a call for witnesses notice released by the French Police Nationale information services on their twitter account, November 15, 2015. - Sputnik International

According to Belgian media, the apprehended mastermind behind the Paris attack last November was also plotting a shooting and bomb attack in Brussels.

A Belgian police officer stands guard near the federal police headquarters in Brussels, March 19, 2016, after Salah Abdeslam, the most-wanted fugitive from November's Paris attacks, was arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels on Friday. - Sputnik International

Paris Attacks Suspect Abdeslam Refuses to Cooperate on Brussels Blasts

24 March 2016, 10:01 GMT

"The terrorists were planning the same scenario as in Paris, only it partially failed," Belgian VRT TV reported on Friday, though it cited no sources.

Salah Abdeslam, the key suspect in the Paris attacks that left 130 people dead, was arrested during a police raid in Brussels last Friday. He will be extradited to France.

The bombings in Brussels on Tuesday left 31 people dead and another 260 injured. Authorities believe it to be connected to the Paris attacks, and the terrorist group Daesh, also known as IS/Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for both.

Earlier on Thursday, Abdeslam insisted that he "didn't know" about Tuesday's attacks.