Belgium’s justice minister resigns after Brussels terror attack

Vincent Van Quickenborne stands down after it emerged Islamic extremist had been denied asylum and was sought for extradition

Belgium's justice minister has resigned after it emerged that the Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes in Brussels this week had been denied asylum and was sought for extradition by Tunisia.

Justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said late on Friday that he and other officials had been searching for details to understand how Abdesalem Lassoued had disappeared off the map two years ago after being denied asylum.