Two men were arrested in the Paris region for likely being “linked to the author of the attack” committed on 16 October in Brussels, where a 45-year-old radicalised Tunisian national who was in Belgium illegally killed two Swedes.
The two, whose identities have not yet been disclosed, were indicted by a judge in Paris, the French National Terrorism Prosecution Office (Parquet National Anti-terroriste, or PNAT) told AFP on Tuesday.
The two are among four arrested last week as part of the investigation looking into possible accomplishes of the Brussels attacker. They are suspected of “criminal terrorist conspiracy” and were placed in pre-trial detention.
Investigations “are continuing to clarify their links” with the Brussels attacker, Abdesalem Lassoued, though Belgian investigators previously said there was no evidence suggesting the man acted as part of a network.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying Swedes were targeted because of their country’s membership in a global coalition fighting jihadists.
Lassoued was shot and killed by police after a huge manhunt following the attack.
