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Italy Arrests Algerian Suspected of Forging Papers For Brussels Attackers

Djamal Eddine Ouali, 40, was detained under a European arrest warrant in the southern region of Salerno in a joint operation between anti-terrorist forces and Rome’s special operations police, reports said.

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An Algerian national wanted by Belgium over a probe into fake ID documents used by the Paris and Brussels attackers was arrested in Italy on Saturday, local media reported, citing police sources.

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According to investigators, the name of the man has appeared in October 2015 when authorities in Brussels seized near 1,000 of photos of fake identity documents.

Two other men, Aboubakar A. and Rabah N. have also been charged with terrorist activities and membership of a terrorist group, according to prosecutors. Rabah N. was also wanted in connection with the raid in France.

As the web of links between the suspects and attacks emerges, German lawmakers said Europe urgently needed to improve the way its security agencies share information.

“Just as you bomb the Muslims with your F-16s, we will fight your people”.

Airport officials are now discussing plans to install temporary check-in desks, but pointed out that the process of identifying a suitable location was still being carried out in consultation with airlines and luggage handlers. The family of an American man missing along with his wife since the suicide bombings in Brussels that killed at least 31 people has learned that he died in the attacks, his brother said yesterday.

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