Eight men sentenced over 2016 Brussels bombings, ending Belgium’s largest-ever criminal trial
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#6ESY9)
Terms ranged up to life in prison and included high-profile culprits Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini
A Belgian court has handed out sentences of up to life in jail to eight men for the 2016 jihadist bombing attacks in Brussels, bringing to an end the country's largest-ever criminal trial.
The suicide bombings on 22 March 2016 at Brussels' main airport and on the metro system killed 32 people and were claimed by the Islamic State group.
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