Belgian police have arrested Salah Abdeslam, suspected of coordinating Friday’s attacks in Paris, during raids in Brussels suburb of Molenbeek, notorious as an Islamist hotspot, RTL radio reported.
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However, Belgian broadcaster RTBF cited a federal prosecutor who said that the man arrested in the Brussels district of Molenbeek was not Salah Abdeslam.
Earlier on Sunday French and Belgian authorities released a photo and issued an international arrest warrant for 26-year-old Abdeslam, saying he is very dangerous and warning the public not to directly intervene if they see him.
Salah Abdeslam was raised in Molenbeek, French and Belgian authorities said earlier. The alleged mastermind of the massacre, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is also said to be from the same Brussels district.
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Abdeslam was reportedly arrested in an apartment in Molenbeek, RTL said. Officers subdued the suspect using tear gas.
According to some reports, shots have been fired during the raid. About a hundred police officers and a fire truck have been deployed at the scene, La Libre Belgique newspaper said. At least one person has been arrested during the raid, DH newspaper reported.