Lone surviving Paris attack suspect refuses to talk

The last known survivor among the Paris attack suspects, Salah Abdeslam, refused to talk during questioning by anti-terror judges on Friday and invoked his right to silence, USA Today reports.

Abdeslam, 26, had formerly claimed he wanted to explain his radicalization but according to his lawyer, Frank Berton, he has since become disturbed by 24-hour surveillance in his maximum-security cell. "Psychologically that makes things difficult," Berton said.

Abdeslam was captured in his hideout on March 18 in Brussels after apparently abandoning his plan to work as a suicide bomber in the Nov. 13 attacks, However, his precise role in the attacks was never made entirely clear. Abdeslam's brother was also an attacker, and blew himself up at a cafe.

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