Najim Laachraoui | |
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.jpg) Still from CCTV footage showing Najim Laachraoui | |
| Born | 18 May 1991 Ajdir, Taza Province, Morocco |
| Died | 22 March 2016 (aged 24) Zaventem, Belgium |
| Known for | Involvement in the November 2015 Paris attacks and the 2016 Brussels bombings |
Najm al-'Ashrāwī (Arabic: نجم العشراوي, 18 May 1991 – 22 March 2016), also known as Abū Idrīs al-Baljīkī or Soufiane Kayal,[1][2] was a Belgian-Moroccan terrorist and Islamic State militant who was one of two suicide bombers at Brussels Airport in the 2016 Brussels bombings.[3] The Islamic State confirmed that he was responsible for making all the explosives used in the November 2015 Paris attacks.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
prisonGuardwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ ""Soufiane Kayal" identified as Najim Laachroui". Flanders news. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Red Notices: Laachraoui, Najim". Interpol. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Blaise, Lilia; Breeden, Aurelien (25 March 2016). "Najim Laachraoui, 24, Bomb Maker for Paris and Brussels Attacks". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2016.