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l'a indiqué Jan Jambon sur Radio 1, « sur la base des informations dont nous disposons, [était] personne internée qui avait récemment été libérée ».
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incapacité de travail pour plusieurs semaines, a précisé le parquet de Bruxelles hier matin
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- ↑ "Bruxelles: Issam T. avait déjà tenté de tuer un gardien de prison - Édition digitale de Charleroi". lanouvellegazette.be. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ↑ NAWAL BENSALEM (23 November 2018). "Policier poignardé à Bruxelles : perquisition dans l'entourage d'Issam T. ce vendredi matin". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
La DH apprend qu'une perquisition a eu lieu ce matin chez un ami du suspect placé sous mandat du chef de tentative de meurtre dans un contexte terroriste.