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Brussels arrests of Paris terror attacks suspects: live updates

Belgian PM Charles Michel has confirmed three suspects were arrested in Friday's raids in Brussels, including Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam.

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At a joint press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, French President François Hollande says Paris prosecutors will urgently request the extradition of Salah Abdeslam. Mr Hollande says he has "total confidence" that the Belgian authorities will agree, reports BBC News.

Hollande said: "I know the Belgian authorities will respond quickly and favorably to our request for extradition."

Follow here the BBC's regularly updated reporting of the unfolding events in Brussels, including video recording of the arrest of one of the suspects, thought to be Salah Abdeslam who received gun wounds to a leg during his capture.