Belgium begins proceedings in its largest-ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a part in the 2016 Brussels bombings that killed 32 people and injured over 300.
BRUSSELS — Belgium begins proceedings on Monday in its largest-ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a part in theMore than six years after the attacks, presiding judge Laurence Massart will confirm on Monday, including the defendants and lawyers representing around 1,000 people affected by the attacks claimed by the Islamic State.
. Six of the Brussels accused were sentenced to jail terms of between 10 years and life in France in June, but the Belgian trial will be different in that it will be settled by a jury not judges. Nine men are charged with multiple murders and attempted murders in a terrorist context, with potential life sentences, and all 10 with participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
, is also an accused, along with others prosecutors say hosted or helped certain attackers. One of the 10, presumed killed in Syria, will be tried in absentia.
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