Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam is co-operating with Belgian police but will fight extradition to France, his lawyer says.
The 26-year-old has been formally charged in connection with the terror attacks in the French capital in November that left 130 people dead, Sven Mary told reporters at the federal police headquarters in Brussels.
Abdeslam fled Paris immediately after the attacks, making his way back to the Belgian capital, where he was finally tracked down and arrested on Friday during a major police operation in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.
Speaking shortly after he was apprehended, French President Francois Hollande said he wanted Abdeslam to be transferred to France as quickly as possible.
Abdeslam suffered leg injuries before he was arrested, and required hospital treatment. He has since been discharged and has faced questioning from the authorities.
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