Belgium says it has turned Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam over to France

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last updated 27 April 2016

On Wednesday, Belgian federal prosecutors said they have handed suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam over to France. Abdeslam, 26, was captured in Belgium on March 18, four months after he allegedly helped plan and carry out the terrorist attack in Paris that killed 130 people in November 2015. "I can confirm he's been extradited," a spokeswoman for the Belgium prosecutors' office said. Investigators say Abdeslam was supposed to blow himself up but backed out at the last minute and fled to his home country, Belgium.

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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.