Paris suspect “probably evaded police raid in Brussels this week”March 18, 2016 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Salah Abdeslam, a prime suspect in November's Islamist attacks in Paris, probably evaded a police raid in Brussels on Tuesday, March 18, Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said on Friday after investigators found his fingerprints at the scene, Reuters reports. "According to our information, it is more than likely that he is one of the two individuals who escaped during the shootout," RTBF said on its website, referring to Tuesday's raid in which one Islamist gunman was shot dead by a police sniper. The public prosecutor's office, which is investigating the extensive involvement of Belgians and Brussels-based French nationals in the Nov. 13 Islamic State attacks on the French capital, could not immediately be reached for comment, Reuters says. Belgium's Belga news agency quoted the prosecutor's office as saying they had found fingerprints of Abdeslam in the apartment police raided in the suburban Brussels borough of Forest on Tuesday while other media said DNA was also found. Other media were more cautious on the implications of the find, saying it demonstrated that the 26-year-old Brussels-born Frenchman may have visited the apartment at some stage. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |