Brussels bomber left frantic will in trash can: 'I don't know what to do'

Brussels terror suspect leaves will in trash can.

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last updated 23 March 2016

A hastily written will by one of the suspected Brussels bombers has given some insight into the lives the extremists were living before their devastating attacks on Brussels' airport and a metro station on Tuesday, Newsweek reports.

The will was discovered on attacker Ibrahim el-Bakraoui's computer in a trash can in Brussels. "I don't know what to do, hunted everywhere, no longer safe," the note said, according to Federal Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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