Belgians charge Paris suspect with 'participation in terrorist murder'

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Belgian authorities charged Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam with "participation in terrorist murder" Saturday, The Associated Press reports.

Police captured him during a Brussels raid Friday. Another man picked up in the raid faces the same charge.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.