![]() ![]() He has also repeatedly asked forgiveness of three fellow defendants being tried for helping him escape. ![]() “I offer my condolences, and I ask forgiveness for all the victims.” “I ask you today to detest me with moderation,” he told the victims. Questioned Friday by his lawyer about his mother, and her loss over her older son’s death, Abdeslam started to cry for the first time since the trial began in September, according to French media reports. ![]() Last month, he expressed “regret” that he hadn’t followed through on the attack.īut this week, he started showing signs of remorse. “I told myself, I’m not going to do it,” he said, citing a sense of “humanity.”Ī police explosives expert has told the court that the suicide belt was faulty, but Abdeslam testified that he disabled it. And that’s when I knew that I couldn’t do it.” “I enter the café, I order a drink,” Abdeslam said. 13, as his brother and other Islamic State extremists who had fought in Syria were fanned out around Paris mounting parallel attacks. ![]() He recounted donning an explosive belt the night of Nov. I showed that I wasn’t ready for that,” Abdeslam told the court. The next day, Abdeslam said his brother Brahim showed him the café in northern Paris where Salah was meant to detonate himself in a crowd. Survivors and victims’ families, who hope the extensive trial helps them find justice and clarity, had mixed reactions.Ībdeslam said the mastermind of the attacks convinced him two days beforehand to join the team of suicide bombers. His words at times prompted angry outbursts from the public. Then this week, his words started flowing, in lengthy testimony that at times contradicted earlier statements. After his trial opened last year, he had a few outbursts of extremist bravado, but for months he refused to answer most questions. 13, 2015 in the Bataclan theater, Paris cafes and the national stadium, and the 130 people who were killed. PARIS (AP) - The only surviving member of the Islamic State attack team that terrorized Paris in 2015 asked Friday for forgiveness and expressed condolences for the victims, wiping away tears during court testimony as he pleaded with survivors to “detest me with moderation.”įor years, Salah Abdeslam stayed silent about what happened Nov. ![]()
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