Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam will appear before judges in Brussels today, just days after the city came under attack in a series of bombings carried out by men linked to the same ISIS cell.
A police car believed to be transporting Abdeslam, who is the only terrorist linked to the Paris attacks to have been captured alive, was seen leaving the prison in Bruges this morning.
The hearing was initially due to be held on Wednesday, but was postponed after the bombings at Brussels airport and a central metro station which killed 34 people and injured more than 260.
Representatives of Abdeslam's lawyer Sven Mary said yesterday that the reason for postponing the judicial hearing in Brussels was heightened security concerns in the Belgian capital.
The 26-year-old French national, who was arrested after a shootout in Brussels last week, was to appear Wednesday before a panel of judges who could extend his detention by another month.
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