Belgium starts trial over 2016 suicide bombings

Salah Abdeslam, who was convicted in separate trial over 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, among accused

Belgium has launched its biggest criminal trial with the prosecution of alleged jihadists accused of directing or aiding suicide bombings on the Brussels metro and airport that killed 32 people in 2016.

The prime suspect in the dock, Abdeslam Salah, 33, an electrical mechanic, confirmed his identity and occupation. Salah, who is French, was convicted in a separate trial in France for his role in attacks in Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people.