Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam didn't know about Brussels attack, lawyer says

Sven Mary, the lawyer for Salah Abeslam, talks to reporters — (Image credit: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)

After a court hearing in Brussels on Thursday, Sven Mary, the lawyer for accused Paris terrorist attacker Salah Abdeslam, said that his client "didn't know" about Tuesday's attacks at the Brussels airport and a metro station. Mary also said that Abdeslam, captured last Friday, "has asked me to inform you that he wishes to leave for France as quickly as possible," and will no longer fight extradition. He "wants to explain himself in France," Mary said.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.