Prosecutors charge new suspect in Brussels terror plot

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Belgian prosecutors charged a man the media identified as Fayçal Cheffou with participating in a terrorist group and in terrorist murders Saturday, The New York Times reports.

Cheffou, who authorities say was heavily involved in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels, is reportedly an independent journalist. Cheffou was one of four men detained in Brussels.

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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.