Wednesday 30 March 2022

Suicide vest of Paris attacks defendant was faulty, expert tells court

Salah Abdeslam, main suspect on trial for 2015 terrorist attacks, claims he chose not to detonate vest

A police explosives expert has told a court that the suicide vest worn by the main suspect on trial for the 2015 Paris terror attacks that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured was faulty.

The witness said the detonators on the front and back of the vest abandoned by Salah Abdeslam near a rubbish bin were “defective” and there was no switch or battery present.

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