A court in France trying the case of the 2015 Paris terror attacks, where 130 people were killed, has heard the first comments of the main defendant Salah Abdeslam. The man has denied killing or hurting anyone, British public broadcaster BBC reports.
French prosecutors believe that Moroccan-French Salah Abdeslam, 32, is the only surviving member of the Islamic State terrorist group’s cell that targeted Paris that night in a series of carefully planned attacks.
On Wednesday, February 9, he voiced his support for the Islamic State, but said he chose at the last minute not to detonate his explosives, while prosecutors have stated that his suicide belt malfunctioned before he escaped.
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«I wanted to say today that I didn’t kill anyone, and I didn’t hurt anyone. Not even a scratch,» Abdeslam explained in a sudden outburst before being cross-examined in court for the first time.
In total, 20 people are on trial in the Paris terror attacks’ case. The trial is expected to continue for nine months as 1 800 civil plaintiffs are involved, BBC reports.
In France, main defendant of Paris terror attacks trial denies hurting people
