Main Paris terror suspect arrested after four months at large

By Associated Press
Published March 18, 2016 4:58pm ET
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Main Paris terror suspect arrested after four months at large
French President Francois Hollande says an important police operation is underway in a Brussels neighborhood in connection with the November Islamic extremist attacks in Paris. (AP Photo)

BRUSSELS (AP) — The main fugitive from Islamic extremist attacks in Paris in November, Salah Abdeslam, has been arrested in Belgium’s capital after four months at large, French police officials said Friday.

The officials told The Associated Press that he was arrested Friday in a major police operation in the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek.

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